Ultrastructural and cytochemical study of cell wall modification by lactoferrin, lactoferricin and penicillin G against Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-215

  Diarra, Moussa Sory ^a   Lacasse, Pierre ^a   Deschênes, Elaine ^a   Grondin, Gilles ^b   Paradis Bleau, Catherine ^a   Petitclerc, Denis ^a  

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lactoferricin; Lactoferrin; Microscopy; Morphology; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG PRODUCTS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MAMMALS; STRAIN;

AUREUS STRAIN; CELL WALLS; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; LACTOFERRICIN; LACTOFERRIN; PENICILLIN G; S. AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0038759741     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/52.2.207     Document Type: Article

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