Cell surface hydrophobicity and adherence of a strain of group B streptococci during the post-antibiotic effect of penicillin Hidrofobicidade de superfície celular e aderência de uma estirpe de estreptococos do grupo B durante o efeito pós-antibiótico da penicilina

The minimum inhibitory concentration and post-antibiotic effects of an antimicrobial agent are parameters to be taken into consideration when determining its dosage schedules. The in vitro post-antibiotic effects on cell surface hydrophobicity and bacterial adherence were examined in one strain of g...

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Main Authors: Ângela Maria Mendes Araújo, Ivi Cristina Menezes de Oliveira, Marcos Corrêa de Mattos, Leslie C. Benchetrit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652008000400003