Susceptibility of human pathogenic bacteria to antimicrobial peptides from sesame kernels

Current Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 162-166

  Costa, Fábio Teles ^a   Neto, Simone Maria ^a   Bloch Jr , Carlos ^b   Franco, Octávio Luiz ^a  

^a SGAN   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; DIALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KLEBSIELLA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESAME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA SP.; NEGIBACTERIA; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 34547122219     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-007-0131-0     Document Type: Article

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