title: Why metronidazole is active against both bacteria and parasites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. jsamuels@hsph.harvard.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samuelson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000187:drug effects*; D005285:Fermentation; D007658:Ketone Oxidoreductases / Q000502:physiology; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation; D010802:Phylogeny; D050743:Pyruvate Synthase
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole; D007658:Ketone Oxidoreductases; D050743:Pyruvate Synthase