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Release of lipoteichoic acid from Streptococcus sanguis: stimulation of release during penicillin treatment.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 137 ·No. 3 ·1979-03-00 ·Pages 1180-4

Horne D, Tomasz A

Abstract

The spontaneous and the penicillin-stimulated release of water-soluble, glycerol-labeled polymers was compared in Streptococcus sanguis. In contrast to the spontaneous release occurring in exponentially growing or stationary-phase bacteria, penicillin-treated cells released the bulk of these polymers, and they were not replenished by synthesis during antibiotic treatment. Furthermore, a major portion of the extracellular polymers was characterized as acylated lipoteichoic acid.

MeSH Terms
Erythrocytes/immunology Glycolipids/immunology,metabolism Hemagglutination Tests Humans Penicillin G/pharmacology Streptococcus sanguis/drug effects,immunology Teichoic Acids/immunology,metabolism
Chemicals
Glycolipids Teichoic Acids Penicillin G
Authors & Affiliations
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Horne D
Tomasz A
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.137.3.1180-1184.1979
Published
1979-03-00
Pages
1180-4
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC218299
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.137.3.1180-1184.1979 PMC Full Text View journal details
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