Action of lysozyme on penicillin-induced filaments of Proteus vulgaris.
Penicillin-induced filaments of Proteus vulgaris P 18 had a seemingly unaltered cell envelope. Lysozyme, however, reduced the wall part of these filaments into a three-layered structure and caused transformation into spheroplasts. Although cross walls and membrane septa were absent in the filaments, most of the lysozyme-induced spheroplasts remained attached to each other.
D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000502:physiology; D003470:Culture Media; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006041:Goats / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009113:Muramidase / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011514:Proteus vulgaris / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D013104:Spheroplasts; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D003470:Culture Media; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010406:Penicillins; D009113:Muramidase