L-forms of Staphylococcus epidermidis induced by penicillin

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-244

  Wróblewska, Joanna ^a   Janicka, Grazyna ^b   Gospodarek, Eugenia ^a   Szymankiewicz, Maria ^c  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Environmental College   (Poland)

^c Regional Oncology Centre Bydgoszcz   (Poland)

Author keywords

L forms; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; PENICILLIN G; SULBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CULTURE MEDIUM; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MYOSITIS; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSTATITIS; PROTOPLAST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; L FORMS; PENICILLINS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33845682482     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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