Synergistic effects of ovine-derived cathelicidins and other antimicrobials against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Staphylococcus aureus 1056 MRSA

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1265-1267

  van der Linden, Danitsja S ^a   Short, David ^a   Dittmann, Antje ^a   Yu, Pak Lam ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cathelicidins; Lactoferrin; Lysozyme; Nisin; Polymyxin

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDINS; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; NISIN; POLYMYXIN;

ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIBIOTICS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OVIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; NISIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; POLYMYXIN B; SMAP29 PROTEIN, OVIS ARIES;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD PROTEINS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; LACTOFERRIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MURAMIDASE; NISIN; POLYMYXIN B;

EID: 69849106960     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0010-9     Document Type: Article

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