Inhibition of intracellular macromolecular synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus by thrombin-induced platelet microbicidal proteins

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 348-356

  Xiong, Yan Qiong ^a   Bayer, Arnold S ^a,b   Yeaman, Michael R ^a,b  

^a St John's Cardiovascular Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDE; NOVOBIOCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; THROMBIN INDUCED PLATELET MICROBICIDAL PROTEIN 1; THROMBIN INDUCED PLATELET MICROBICIDAL PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; INHIBITION KINETICS; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RABBITS; RNA, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036467968     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338514     Document Type: Article

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