A possible mechanism to explain the growth promotion effect of feed antibiotics in farm animals: zinc bacitracin induced cell wall damage in Escherichia coli in vitro.
D000821:Animal Feed; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000254:growth & development*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001414:Bacitracin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002417:Cattle; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000187:drug effects*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015032:Zinc / Q000494:pharmacology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001414:Bacitracin; D015032:Zinc