Enhancement of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic susceptibility using sesquiterpenoids

The present work examines the potential of sesquiterpenoids to sensitize Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, and modulate their susceptibility to the standard antibiotics ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, gentamicin and vancomycin. It was tested samples of three sesquiterpenoids: guaiazulene, ner...

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Main Author: Simões, M. (author)
Other Authors: Rocha, Sílvia M. (author), Coimbra, Manuel A. (author), Vieira, M. J. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Antibacterial drug screening
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial action
Mechanisms of action
Natural products
Post-antibiotic effect
Resistance
Sesquiterpenoids
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/10382
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/10382

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/10382

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