Effect of 5-azacytidine on in vitro biofilm formation of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 53, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 219-226

  Yadav, Mukesh Kumar ^a   Chae, Sung Won ^b   Song, Jae Jun ^a  

^a Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 azacytidine; Autoinducer 2; Biofilm; Gene expression; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AUTOINDUCER 2; AZACITIDINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRYSTAL VIOLET; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; LUXS GENE; METK GENE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PFS GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYNTHESIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZACITIDINE; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENTIAN VIOLET; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; QUORUM SENSING; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING AND LABELING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867377694     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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