Relationship of anti-microbial activity of tetracyclines to their ability to block the L3 to L4 molt of the human filarial parasite Brugia malayi

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-28

  Rajan, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 DEDIMETHYLAMINOSANCYCLINE; BACTERIAL DNA; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COL 8; DOXYCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENDOSYMBIOSIS; LARVA; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WOLBACHIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA TIMORI; NEMATODA; WOLBACHIA; WUCHERERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 3142655245     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.24     Document Type: Article

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