Can bacterial interference prevent infection?

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 424-428

  Reid, Gregor ^a   Howard, Jeffrey ^a   Gan, Bing Siang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; BINDING PROTEIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL INTERACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE INFECTION; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BIOFILMS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; PROBIOTICS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035449070     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(01)02132-1     Document Type: Review

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