Open AccessWhy Metronidazole Is Active against both Bacteria and Parasites
Author(s) -
John Samuelson
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.43.7.1533
Subject(s) - metronidazole , trichomonas vaginalis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics , antibacterial agent , streptomyces , bacteria , genetics
Metronidazole is one of the rare examples of a drug developed against a parasite which has since gained broad use as an antibacterial agent ([24][1]). Briefly, at Rhone-Poulenc labs in France, extracts of Streptomyces spp. were screened for activity against Trichomonas vaginalis , a cause of vaginal
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