Synthesis of siderophores by strains of Staphylococcus cohnii isolated from various environments

Acta Microbiologica Polonica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-269

  Szarapińska Kwaszewska, Jadwiga ^a   Farkas, Łukasz I ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Colonization of human body; Siderophores; Staphylococcus cohnii

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; HYDROXAMIC ACID; SIDEROPHORE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CHELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII SUBSPECIES COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII SUBSPECIES UREALYTICUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SYNTHESIS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATECHOLS; CHELATING AGENTS; HUMANS; HYDROXAMIC ACIDS; SIDEROPHORES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII;

EID: 17744421273     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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