Anti-infective properties of Lactobacillus fermentum against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 137-143

  Varma, Parvathi ^a   Nisha, N ^a   Dinesh, Kavitha R ^a   Kumar, Anil V ^a   Biswas, Raja ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial compounds; Biofilm; Lactobacillus sp; Probiotics; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PYOCYANINE;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; COLON BIOPSY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOTOXICITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOFILMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROBIOTICS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79959430553     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: 16602412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328512     Document Type: Article

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