Zinc Lactate and Sapindin Act Synergistically with Lactocin 160 Against Gardnerella vaginalis

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-149

  Turovskiy, Yevgeniy ^a   Chikindas, Michael L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial synergy; Bacteriocin; Natural antimicrobial

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LACTOCIN 160; LAURAMIDE ARGININE ETHYL ESTER; LAURIC ACID; POLYLYSINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PURAMEX; SAPINDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC LACTATE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS;

EID: 79958811247     PISSN: 18671306     EISSN: 18671314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12602-011-9068-5     Document Type: Article

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