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PMID: 4975753 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

Antibiotic inhibition of the septation stage in sporulation of Bacillus megaterium.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 97 ·No. 3 ·1969-03-00 ·Pages 1513-5

Hitchins AD, Slepecky RA

Abstract

The inhibition of sporulation septation (stage II) in Bacillus megaterium was shown with penicillin, d-cycloserine, bacitracin, vancomycin, novobiocin, chloromycetin, streptomycin, mitomycin C, and nalidixic acid.

MeSH Terms
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology Bacillus megaterium/drug effects,growth & development Bacitracin/pharmacology Chloramphenicol/pharmacology Cycloserine/pharmacology Mitomycins/pharmacology Nalidixic Acid/pharmacology Novobiocin/pharmacology Penicillins/pharmacology Spores/growth & development Streptomycin/pharmacology Vancomycin/pharmacology
Chemicals
Anti-Bacterial Agents Mitomycins Penicillins Bacitracin Novobiocin Nalidixic Acid Chloramphenicol Vancomycin Cycloserine Streptomycin
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Hitchins A D
Slepecky R A
References (7)
7 references, click to expand
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    J Bacteriol. 1964 May;87(5):1044-50 PMID: 4959792
  4. Glycopeptide synthesis during sporulation of Bacillus megaterium.
    Can J Microbiol. 1967 Dec;13(12):1615-20 PMID: 4966384
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    J Bacteriol. 1968 May;95(5):1627-33 PMID: 4870278
  6. Origin of proteins in sporulation.
    Annu Rev Biochem. 1968;37:51-78 PMID: 4875719
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.97.3.1513-1515.1969
Published
1969-03-00
Pages
1513-5
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC249883
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.97.3.1513-1515.1969 PMC Full Text View journal details
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