Lantibiotics as antimicrobial agents

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-369

  Dawson, Michael John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actagardine; Epidermin; Lantibiotic; Mersacidin; Nisin

Indexed keywords

A 107891; ANTIBIOTIC 107891; ANTIBIOTIC 97518; DURAMYCIN; EPILANCIN 15X; LACTICIN 3147; LANTIBIOTIC; MERSACIDIN; MUTACIN 1140; NISIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SALIVARICIN A; SALIVARICIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRY EYE; EDITORIAL; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RHINITIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 34147102428     PISSN: 13543776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543776.17.4.365     Document Type: Editorial

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