The proline-rich peptide Bac7(1-35) reduces mortality from Salmonella typhimurium in a mouse model of infection

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Benincasa, Monica ^a   Pelillo, Chiara ^a   Zorzet, Sonia ^a   Garrovo, Chiara ^b   Biffi, Stefania ^b   Gennaro, Renato ^a   Scocchi, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b CBM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLINE RICH PEPTIDE BAC7; PROLINE RICH PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; BAC7(1 35) PEPTIDE; BAC7(1-35) PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STABILITY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SURVIVAL RATE; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; LIVER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; SPLEEN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED CBA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SPLEEN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77953711044     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-178     Document Type: Article

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