Inhibition of the resuscitation from the viable but non-culturable state in Enterococcus faecalis

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2313-2320

  Del Mar Lleò, Maria ^a   Benedetti, Dennis ^a   Tafi, Maria Carla ^a   Signoretto, Caterina ^a   Canepari, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 34547652679     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01345.x     Document Type: Article

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