COMPARISON OF SPHEROPLAST INDUCTION IN ALCALIGENES FAECALIS BY THREE DIFFERENT AGENTS.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 84 ·No. 6 ·1962-12-00 ·Pages 1241-4

Lark C, Schichtel R

Abstract

Lark, Cynthia (Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.) and Robert Schichtel. Comparison of spheroplast induction in Alcaligenes faecalis by three different agents. J. Bacteriol. 84:1241-1244. 1962.-Alcaligenes faecalis strain LB was exposed to different concentrations of cycloserine, d-methionine, or penicillin. The time course of spheroplast induction by these agents was measured as a function of their concentration. The results were consistent with models in which cycloserine reversibly inhibited an intracellular enzyme, and d-methionine was built into a defective cell-wall unit. Penicillin simulated cycloserine. This was taken as further evidence that penicillin inhibits an enzyme associated with cell-wall synthesis.

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Lark C

Department of Microbiology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.

Schichtel R

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.84.6.1241-1244.1962

Published

1962-12-00

Pages

1241-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC278052

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.84.6.1241-1244.1962 PMC Full Text View journal details

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