Sensitivity of cellulolytic bacteria to antibiotics.
The sensitivity of eight cellulolytic bacterial strains to eight antibiotics was tested. The results showed that, in general, the strains belonging to Cytophaga, Cellvibrio, and Cellfalcicula are more sensitive to antibiotics than those strains that belong to Sporocytophaga and Cellulomonas. The inhibitory activity of the tested antibiotics, though differing with different strains, showed the following categories: tetracycline, erythromycin, and chloromycetin were most active, kanamycin, streptomycin, and neomycin were intermediate, while novobiocin and penicillin showed low activity.
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000187:drug effects; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003589:Cytophaga / Q000187:drug effects; D041964:Cytophagaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002482:Cellulose