Role of the cell envelope in the antibacterial activities of polymyxin B and polymyxin B nonapeptide against Escherichia coli

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-227

  Sahalan, Ahmad Z ^a   Dixon, Ronald A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial membranes; Escherichia coli; Mode of action; Polymyxin; Polymyxin nonapeptide

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PERIPLASMIC PROTEIN; POLYMYXIN B; POLYMYXIN B NONAPEPTIDE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CEPHALOSPORINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NITROPHENOLS; PERIPLASMIC PROTEINS; POLYMYXIN B; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39149084346     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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