Plant antimicrobial agents and their effects on plant and human pathogens

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3400-3419

  González Lamothe, Rocío ^a   Mitchell, Gabriel ^a   Gattuso, Mariza ^a   Diarra, Moussa S ^b   Malouin, François ^a   Bouarab, Kamal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Cystic fibrosis; Infectious disease; Phytoalexin; Phytoanticipin; Phytoprotection; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PHYTOALEXIN; PHYTOANTICIPIN; SCOPOLETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIMICROBIAL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PHYTOALEXIN; PHYTOANTICIPIN; PHYTOPROTECTION; SECONDARY METABOLITES;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; PLANTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SAPONINS; SESQUITERPENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 69549116015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10083400     Document Type: Review

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