In vitro antimicrobial properties of caprylic acid, monocaprylin, and sodium caprylate against Dermatophilus congolensis

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 331-335

  Valipe, Satyender Rao ^a   Nadeau, Jenifer Ann ^a   Annamali, Thirunavukkarasu ^a   Venkitanarayanan, Kumar ^a   Hoagland, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESIN; OCTANOIC ACID; OCTANOIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BROTH DILUTION; CELL MEMBRANE; DERMATOPHILUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GLYCERIDES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; OCTANOIC ACIDS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DERMATOPHILUS CONGOLENSIS;

EID: 79953094960     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.72.3.331     Document Type: Article

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