Antimicrobial properties of hemokinin-1 against strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Life Sciences

Volumn 85, Issue 19-20, 2009, Pages 700-703

  Berger, Alexandra ^a,b   Tran, Anne H ^a,b   Dedier, Helen ^b   Gardam, Michael A ^b   Paige, Christopher J ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Hemokinin 1; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Substance P; Tachykinin peptide

Indexed keywords

HEMOKININ 1; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUBSTANCE P; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 70350316768     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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