Spermicidal activity of the safe natural antimicrobial peptide subtilosin

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 2008, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Sutyak, Katia E ^a   Anderson, Robert A ^b   Dover, Sara E ^a,c   Feathergill, Kenneth A ^b   Aroutcheva, Alla A ^b,d   Faro, Sebastian ^e   Chikindas, Michael L ^a,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d Health Promoting Naturals Inc   (United States)

^e Women's Hospital of Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; SUBTILOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIOCIN; CYCLOPEPTIDE; SBOA PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VAGINITIS; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RABBIT; VAGINA;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOCINS; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; MALE; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RABBITS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; SPERMATOZOA; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 54249143112     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: 10980997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/540758     Document Type: Article

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