Effect of melanin produced by a recombinant Escherichia coli on antibacterial activity of antibiotics

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 320-326

  Lin, Wen Po ^a   Lai, Hsing Lung ^a   Liu, Yi Lin ^b   Chiung, Yin Mei ^c   Shiau, Chia Yang ^a   Han, Jun Ming ^a   Yang, Chuen Mi ^a   Liu, Yu Tien ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Institute of Occupational Safety and Health   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Escherichia coli; Melanin; Microbial sensitivity tests; Plasmids

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; KANAMYCIN; MELANIN; NORFLOXACIN; POLYMYXIN B; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE T5; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOSE OPERON; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID YL 1; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; SYNTHESIS;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KANAMYCIN; MELANINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NORFLOXACIN; PLASMIDS; POLYMYXIN B; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TETRACYCLINE;

EID: 27644481339     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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