Cell surface hydrophobicity and adherence of a strain of group B streptococci during the post-antibiotic effect of penicillin

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-207

  Araújo, Ângela Maria Mendes ^b   De Oliveira, Ivi Cristina Menezes ^b   De Mattos, Marcos Corrêa ^b   Benchetrit, Leslie C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adherence; Penicillin, hydrophobicity; Post antibiotic effect; Streptococci

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL SURFACE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE 90356;

EID: 52649109219     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652008000400003     Document Type: Article

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