Induction of inhibitory agent produced by Enterococcus faecalis.
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.
Lara
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Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Spain.
Martínez-Bueno
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Gálvez
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Maqueda
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Valdivia
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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
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