Blockade of catecholamine-induced growth by adrenergic and dopaminergic receptor antagonists in <it>Escherichia coli </it>O157:H7, <it>Salmonella enterica </it>and <it>Yersinia enterocolitica</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The ability of catecholamines to stimulate bacterial growth was first demonstrated just over a decade ago. Little is still known however, concerning the nature of the putative bacterial adrenergic and/or dopaminergic receptor(s) to w...

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Main Authors: Lyte Mark, Haigh Richard D, Freestone Primrose PE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/8