In vitro and intracellular activities of fosfomycin against clinical strains of Listeria monocytogenes

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 135-139

  Lepe, José A ^a,b   Torres, María J ^b   Smani, Younes ^a,b   Parra Millán, Raquel ^b   Pachón, Jerónimo ^b   Vazquez Barba, Isabel ^a   Aznar, Javier ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Fosfomycin; Listeria; prfA

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; FOSFOMYCIN; LISTERIA; PRFA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FOSFOMYCIN; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84893674054     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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