title: Antimicrobial potentiality of a new beta-lactum antibiotic fosfomycin.
abstract: Antimicrobial action of penicillin and some of its derivatives including fosfomycin was studied with respect to 225 strains of Gram-positive and Gram negative bacteria. Fosfomycin was found to possess somewhat less activity against Staphylococcus aureus compared with other penicillins; however, it showed powerful activity towards Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. and Proteus mirabilis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Dastidar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazumdar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mookerjee
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Chakrabarty
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005578:Fosfomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D047090:beta-Lactams
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams; D005578:Fosfomycin