Development of a Murine Model with Optimal Routes for Bacterial Infection and Treatment, as Determined with Bioluminescent Imaging in C57BL/6 Mice

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-131

  Brand, Anneke M ^a   Smith, Rob ^a   de Kwaadsteniet, Michele ^a   Dicks, Leon M T ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioluminescent imaging; Infection model; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

NISIN; NISIN F; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MURINAE; MUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79958828849     PISSN: 18671306     EISSN: 18671314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12602-011-9069-4     Document Type: Article

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