Resistance of nanobacteria isolated from urinary and kidney stones to broad-spectrum antibiotics

Resistance of nanobacteria isolated from urinary and kidney stones to broad-spectrum antibiotics

Background and Objective: Nanoscopic life forms called Nanobacteria or calcifying nanoparticles (CNP) are unconventional agents. These novel organisms are very small (0.1 to 0.5 microns) and possess unusual properties such as high resistance to heat and routine antimicrobial agents. Nanobacteria ar...

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Main Authors: Hadi Sardarabadi, Mansour Mashreghi, Khadijeh Jamialahmadi, Tahere Dianat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Broad-spectrum antibiotics
Nanobacteria
kidney stones
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/403

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