In vitro antibacterial activity and antifungal mode of action of flocculosin, a membrane-active cellobiose lipid

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 989-996

  Mimee, B ^a   Pelletier, R ^b   Belanger R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Glycolipid; Membrane active antimicrobial; Pseudozyma flocculosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CYTOLOGY; FUNGI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIALS; ANTIFUNGALS; BACTERIAL ISOLATES; CELLOBIOSE; GLYCO LIPIDS; IN-VITRO; MEMBRANE-ACTIVE ANTIMICROBIAL; MODE OF ACTION; PSEUDOZYMUM FLOCCULOSUM;

CELL MEMBRANES;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLOCCULOSIN; POTASSIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGICIDE; LIPID; MEMBRANE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOZYMA FLOCCULOSA;

EID: 68749102061     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04280.x     Document Type: Article

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