Open AccessVariation between penicillin‐tolerant and penicillin‐sensitive states in Streptococcus faecium ATCC9790
Author(s) -
DaneoMoore Lolita,
Volpe Amy,
Said Ibrahim
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb01103.x
Subject(s) - penicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcus , antibiotics , strain (injury) , penicillin resistance , streptococcaceae , biology , bacteria , genetics , anatomy
Lineage studies of single‐colony isolates from the ATCC9790 strain of Streptococcus faecium are consistent with a reversible high‐frequency variation between a penicillin‐tolerant and a penicillin‐sensitive state. Tolerant and sensitive derivatives have been partially characterized.