Manuka honey inhibits cell division in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2536-2542

  Jenkins, Rowena ^a   Burton, Neil ^a   Cooper, Rose ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Cytokinesis; Manuka honey; MRSA; Murein hydrolase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; HYDROLASE; METHYLGLYOXAL; PEPTIDOGLYCAN HYDROLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HONEY; HYDROLYSIS; MANUKA HONEY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; HONEY; LEPTOSPERMUM; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PYRUVALDEHYDE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 80054695759     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr340     Document Type: Article

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