In vitro and in vivo efficacy of florfenicol for treatment of Francisella asiatica infection in tilapia

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4664-4670

  Soto, Esteban ^a   Endris, Richard G ^b   Hawke, John P ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLORFENICOL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEEDING; FISH DISEASE; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA ASIATICA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FISH DISEASES; FRANCISELLA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; THIAMPHENICOL; TILAPIA;

EID: 78049311272     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00206-10     Document Type: Article

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