Daptomycin rapidly penetrates a Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3505-3507

  Stewart, Philip S ^a   Davison, William M ^a   Steenbergen, Judith N ^b  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

^b CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG PENETRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DAPTOMYCIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 67749096056     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01728-08     Document Type: Article

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