Green tea polyphenols function as prooxidants to inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa and induce the expression of oxidative stress-related genes

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-217

  Liu, Xiaoxiang ^a,c   Li, Jianrong ^b   Wang, Yanbo ^c   Li, Tingting ^c   Zhao, Jin ^c   Zhang, Chaohua ^d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b BOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84876451623     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-012-0198-2     Document Type: Article

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