title: Induction of inhibitory agent produced by Enterococcus faecalis.
abstract: The effect of treatment with inducing agents, such as mitomycin C, hydrogen peroxide and UV irradiation on the production of two inhibitors by different mutants from Enterococcus faecalis S-48 was studied. With hydrogen peroxide and UV light no increase in either the absolute or the relative amount of antagonistic substances was observed. With mitomycin C, a significant increase in the individual cell capacity for inhibitor production was detected.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Bueno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gálvez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maqueda
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valdivia
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010452:Peptide Biosynthesis; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001430:Bacteriocins; D008937:Mitomycins; D010455:Peptides; C065279:bacteriocin Bc 48; C051034:BacA protein, Enterococcus faecalis; D016685:Mitomycin; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide