Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein inhibits growth of a strain of Acholeplasma laidlawii and L forms of the gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes.

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  • A H Horwitz
  • R E Williams
  • P S Liu
  • R Nadell
چکیده

Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) inhibited growth of cell wall-deficient Acholeplasma laidlawii and L forms of certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. However, the same strains of S. aureus and S. pyogenes with intact cell walls were not susceptible to the growth-inhibitory effects of BPI.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

دوره 43 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1999