Open AccessMechanisms of the post-antibiotic effects induced by rifampicin and gentamicin in Escherichia coli
Author(s) -
William Stubbings
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl225
Subject(s) - gentamicin , antibiotics , escherichia coli , aminoglycoside , microbiology and biotechnology , rifampicin , bacteria , biology , antibacterial agent , chemistry , biochemistry , genetics , gene
The mechanisms by which antibiotics induce a post-antibiotic effect in susceptible bacteria are poorly understood. To explore the mechanisms more fully we examined the recovery of macromolecular synthesis in Escherichia coli during gentamicin- and rifampicin-induced post-antibiotic effects.
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