Bactericidal effects of fatty acids and monoglycerides on Helicobacter pylori

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 258-262

  Bergsson, Gudmundur ^a   Steingrímsson, Ólafur ^b   Thormar, Halldor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fatty acids; Helicobacter pylori; Monoglycerides; Salmonella spp.

Indexed keywords

DECANOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LAURIC ACID; MONOACYLGLYCEROL; MYRISTIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID; OCTANOIN; OLEIC ACID; PALMITOLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0036776137     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(02)00205-4     Document Type: Article

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