Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus phage plaque size enhancement using sublethal concentrations of antibiotics

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 8227-8233

  Kaur, Sandeep ^a   Harjai, Kusum ^a   Chhibber, Sanjay ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; DOUBLE LAYERS; KETOLIDE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NATURAL SOURCES; OXAZOLIDINONES; PHAGE THERAPY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS; S. AUREUS;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES;

ANTIBIOTICS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSORPTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE PREVALENCE; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGES; VIRAL PLAQUE ASSAY;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84870768710     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02371-12     Document Type: Article

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