Intermedilysin release by Streptococcus intermedius: Effects of various antibacterial drugs at sub-MIC levels

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 379-384

  Taylor, Mark B ^a   Oh, Janice H L ^a   Kang, K L ^a   Chow, Vincent T K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Intermedilysin; Streptococcus intermedius; Sub minimum inhibitory concentration

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; INTERMEDILYSIN; MESSENGER RNA; PENICILLIN G; QUINUPRISTIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 15944378853     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.12.028     Document Type: Article

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