Open AccessAbsence of penicillin-binding protein 4 from an apparently normal strain of Bacillus subtilis
Author(s) -
C E Buchanan
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.169.11.5301-5303.1987
Subject(s) - bacillus subtilis , penicillin binding proteins , biology , penicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , strain (injury) , antibiotics , bacteria , phenotype , biochemistry , genetics , gene , anatomy
The phenotype of a Bacillus subtilis 168 strain with no detectable penicillin-binding protein 4 was examined. Despite the fact that penicillin-binding protein 4 is one of the most penicillin-sensitive proteins in the species, its apparent loss had no obvious effect on the organism or its susceptibility to various beta-lactam antibiotics.