Open AccessAntibacterial action of interferon preparations
Author(s) -
Korobov V.P.,
Ratner E.N.,
Suzi.E.,
Gulevskaya S.A.,
Maleeva L.I.,
Kuznetsov V.P.,
Akimenko V.K.
Publication year - 1988
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.1574-6968.1988.tb02707.x
Subject(s) - staphylococcus epidermidis , microbiology and biotechnology , interferon , transmembrane protein , bacteria , strain (injury) , chemistry , staphylococcus , cytoplasm , staphylococcus aureus , cell membrane , biology , membrane , biochemistry , virology , receptor , anatomy , genetics
Native leukocytic interferon preparations were shown to inhibit the growth of the bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis strain 33 as well as to activate cell respiration, to induce the dissipation of transmembrane potential and disturb the initial structure of the cytoplasmic membrane.