Synergistic activities of an efflux pump inhibitor and iron chelators against Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth and biofilm formation

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3960-3963

  Liu, Yang ^a   Yang, Liang ^a   Molin, Søren ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARYL ACYLAMIDASE; EDETIC ACID; EFFLUX PUMP INHIBITOR; IRON CHELATING AGENT; PHENYLARGININE BETA NAPHTHYLAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

2,2'-DIPYRIDYL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DIPEPTIDES; DRUG SYNERGISM; EDETIC ACID; HYDROXAMIC ACIDS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77956126203     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00463-10     Document Type: Article

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