Antiviral activity of Lactobacillus brevis towards herpes simplex virus type 2: Role of cell wall associated components

Anaerobe

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 334-336

  Mastromarino, Paola ^a   Cacciotti, Fatima ^a   Masci, Alessandra ^b   Mosca, Luciana ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiviral activity; Cell wall; Herpes simplex virus type 2; Lactobacillus brevis

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS EXTRACT; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CELL VIABILITY; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANTIBIOSIS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL WALL; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS;

EID: 84655162106     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: 10958274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.04.022     Document Type: Article

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