Sub-inhibitory concentrations of ceftazidime and tobramycin reduce the quorum sensing signals of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 571-575

  Garske, Luke A ^a,b   Beatson, Scott A ^a   Leech, Andrew J ^a   Walsh, Shannon L ^a   Bell, Scott C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elastase; Lactones; Pseudomonas; Sub inhibitory antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CONGO RED; ELASTASE; ELASTIN; LACTONE; N (3 OXODODECANOYL)HOMOSERINE LACTONE; N BUTYRYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 11844285684     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020400011300     Document Type: Article

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