DNA, cell wall and general oxidative damage underlie the tellurite/cefotaxime synergistic effect in Escherichia coli

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Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Molina Quiroz, Roberto C ^a,c   Loyola, David E ^a   Muñoz Villagrán, Claudia M ^a   Quatrini, Raquel ^b   Vásquez, Claudio C ^a   Pérez Donoso, José M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Fundacion Ciencia para la Vida   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOTAXIME; CELL WALL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TELLURIUM;

EID: 84894174396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079499     Document Type: Article

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