In vitro activity of sodium benzoate against clinically relevant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolates

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-131

  Karabay, Oguz ^a   Kocoglu, Esra ^a   Ince, Nevin ^a   Sahan, Tufan ^a   Ozdemir, Davut ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Enterococcus faecium; Sodium benzoate

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

BENZOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SODIUM BENZOATE;

EID: 33646827516     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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