Open AccessSubinhibitory concentrations of penicillin increase the mutation rate to optochin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Author(s) -
Paulo R. Cortes,
Germán E. Piñas,
Andrea G. Albarracín Orio,
José Echenique
Publication year - 2008
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/dkn322
Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , penicillin , penicillin resistance , pneumococcal infections , mutation , streptococcaceae , biology , antibiotics , medicine , genetics , gene
The aim of this work was to study the effect of subinhibitory concentrations of penicillin, chloramphenicol and erythromycin on the mutation rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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