The truth about antibiotics

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 296, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 163-170

  Yim, Grace ^a   Huimi Wang, Helena ^a   Davies, Julian ^a  

^a Life Sciences Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bacterial communities; Hormesis; Transcription modulation

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; RIFAMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TAZOBACTAM; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EUKARYOTE; HORMESIS; HUMAN; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 33644871218     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2006.01.039     Document Type: Review

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