ANTISTAPHYLOCOCCAL ACTIVITY OF PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA

Authors
ARUNKUMAR G RAO SG SHIVANANDA PG
Citation
G. Arunkumar et al., ANTISTAPHYLOCOCCAL ACTIVITY OF PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA, Current Science, 72(8), 1997, pp. 580-582
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Current Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00113891
Volume
72
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
580 - 582
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-3891(1997)72:8<580:AAOP>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Anti-staphylococcal activity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was studied on a total of 118 strains of staphylococci. The results revealed the exis tence of a highly active anti-staphylococcal Pseudomonas aeruginosa me tabolite which appears to be pyocyanine. It was even active against me thicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and coagulase negativ e staphylococci (CONS).