Article
Correlation of penicillin-induced lysis of Enterococcus faecium with saturation of essential penicillin-binding proteins and release of lipoteichoic acid.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Oct 1990
al-Obeid S, Gutmann L, Williamson R
Abstract excerpt
Clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium that had a range of susceptibilities to penicillin were found to differ significantly in their responses to the antibiotic. In the penicillin-susceptible group (MIC, less than or equal to 4 micrograms/ml), the cessation of growth (bacteriostasis) at 10 x...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Carrier Proteins
- Enterobacter
- Hexosyltransferases
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase
- Penicillin Resistance
- Penicillin-Binding Proteins
- Penicillins
- Peptidyl Transferases