Selman Abraham Waksman and the discovery of streptomycin

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 120-122

  Daniel, T M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; History of medicine; Streptomycin; Tuberculosis; Waksman

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; THIOACETAZONE; THIOSEMICARBAZONE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOSTASIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGY; PORTRAITS; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14044262250     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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