Open AccessAmpicillin-Induced Morphological Alterations of Haemophilus influenzae Type b
Author(s) -
Richard Daniel Klein,
Geraldine H. Luginbuhl
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.11.3.559
Subject(s) - filamentation , ampicillin , haemophilus influenzae , microbiology and biotechnology , amp resistance , minimum inhibitory concentration , biology , chemistry , physics , antibiotics , optics , laser
Inhibitory levels of ampicillin induced filamentation of growingHaemophilus influenzae ATCC 19418 within 30 min. Filaments became swollen and interrupted by regular periodic saccular outpouchings along the major axis. The degree of filamentation was dependent upon ampicillin concentration and time.
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