Enhanced killing of Acanthamoeba cysts with a plant peroxidase-hydrogen peroxide-halide antimicrobial system

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2563-2567

  Hughes, Reanne ^a   Andrew, Peter W ^a   Kilvington, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXTURES; PROTOZOA; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

REACTION MIXTURES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CATALASE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HALIDE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTOPEROXIDASE; PEROXIDASE; PEROXIDE; PLATINUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; DISINFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PEROXIDASES; PLANTS; PLATINUM; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; GLYCINE MAX; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0038559786     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.5.2563-2567.2003     Document Type: Article

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