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ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF MARINE WATERS. 1 I. MACROMOLECULAR NATURE OF ANTISTAPI‐IYLOCOCCAL FACTOR
Author(s) -
Saz Arthur K.,
Watson Stanley,
Brown Sarah R.,
Lowery Dolores L.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1963.8.1.0063
Subject(s) - vineyard , antimicrobial , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , penicillin , macromolecule , microbiology and biotechnology , marine bacteriophage , chemistry , environmental chemistry , biology , antibiotics , biochemistry , horticulture , genetics
Water from Vineyard Sound, Mass., has a rapid bactericidal activity against both penicillin‐sensitive and ‐resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus but under the conditions of these experiments, exhibits no anticoliform effect. It has been demonstrated that the active factor is a large, non‐dialyzable, autoclave‐labile molecule. The preponderance of gram‐negative bacteria in the sea is discussed in light of the above findings.