Effects of isoniazid on viability, cell morphologies and acid fastness properties of Mycobacterium avium NCTC 8559 during the growth cycle

Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 263-266

  Mohamad, Suriyati ^a   Ibrahim, Pazilah ^b   Wahab, Habibah A ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Growth cycle; Isoniazid; Mycobacterium avium

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ISONIAZID; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 34447508257     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104470     Document Type: Article

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