Dual antibacterial mechanisms of nisin Z against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 396-402

  Kuwano, Koichi ^a   Tanaka, Noriko ^a   Shimizu, Takashi ^a   Nagatoshi, Kohei ^b   Nou, Shinsuke ^b   Sonomoto, Kenji ^c  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Omu Milk Products Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cationic peptide; Lipid II; Membrane permeabilisation; Nisin Z; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NISIN Z; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; NISIN; PERMEABILITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 26944465773     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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