Autolysis control hypotheses for tolerance to wall antibiotics

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 Oct;45(10):2671-5. doi: 10.1128/AAC.45.10.2671-2675.2001.

Author

A L Koch¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, Indiana University, 1001 E. Third St., Bloomington, IN 47405-6801, USA. Koch@Indiana.edu

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Autolysis / metabolism
Cell Wall / chemistry
Cell Wall / drug effects*
Cell Wall / metabolism
Drug Tolerance / physiology*
N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase / metabolism*
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism
Streptococcus mutans / drug effects
Streptococcus mutans / metabolism
Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects
Streptococcus pneumoniae / metabolism

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase