Mechanisms of action of acriflavine: Electron microscopic study of cell wall changes induced in Staphylococcus aureus by acriflavine

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 481-486

  Kawai, Mako ^a   Yamagishi, Jun Ichi ^b  

^a HIMEJI DOKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Research and Development   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acriflavine; Cell wall thickness; Electron microscopy; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ACRIFLAVINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL SURFACE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXPOSURE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACRIFLAVINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL WALL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 75749118551     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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