The killing effect of cryptolepine on Staphylococcus aureus

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-29

  Sawer, I K ^a   Berry, M I ^b   Ford, J L ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptolepine; Lysis; Time kill

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTION; CRYPTOLEPINE; DILUTION METHOD; KINETIC ELECTRONS; LYSE; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; S. AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME-KILL;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRYPTOLEPINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; FOOD POISONING; LYSIS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOLYSIS; DILUTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 12444331040     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01625.x     Document Type: Article

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