Evaluation of the anti-Trichophyton activity of a prodigiosin analogue produced by γ-proteobacterium, using stratum corneum epidermis of the Yucatan micropig

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 123-128

  Nakashima, Takuji ^a,b   Kato, Yoko ^b   Yamaguchi, Kenichi ^a   Oda, Tatsuya ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Prodigiosin; Stratum corneum; Susceptibility; proteobacterium

Indexed keywords

BIFONAZOLE; PRODIGIOSIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MINIPIG; NONHUMAN; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 21644478974     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-005-0376-0     Document Type: Article

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