Haemophilus ducreyi is resistant to human antimicrobial peptides

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3391-3393

  Mount, Kristy L B ^a   Townsend, Carisa A ^a   Bauer, Margaret E ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHANCROID; DEFENSINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDES; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 35948931735     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00473-07     Document Type: Article

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