Antimicrobial activity of gallium against virulent Rhodococcus equiin vitro and in vivo

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-127

  Harrington, J R ^a   Martens, R J ^a   Cohen, N D ^a   Bernstein, L R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Terrametrix   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GALLIUM; GALLIUM MALTOLATE; GALLIUM NITRATE; IRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACTINOBACILLOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; INNATE IMMUNITY; IRON METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GALLIUM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 33644668969     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2006.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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