Drastic attenuation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity in a holoxenic mouse experimental model induced by subinhibitory concentrations of phenyllactic acid (PLA)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 583-592

  Chifiriuc, Mariana Carmen ^a   Veronica, Lazar ^a   Dracea, Olguta ^b   Ditu, Lia Mara ^a   Smarandache, Diana ^a   Bucur, Marcela ^a   Larion, Cristina ^b   Cernat, Ramona ^a   Sasarman, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b CANTACUZINO INSTITUTE   (Romania)

Author keywords

in vivo holoxenic mouse model; Phenyllactic acid; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Virulence attenuation

Indexed keywords

ATROLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; INOCULATION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL RATE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34547645187     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/i8070583     Document Type: Article

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