title: L-forms of Staphylococcus epidermidis induced by penicillin.
abstract: L-forms of S. epidermidis were induced at 35 degrees C with the use of an L-form medium with penicillin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of L-form induction and demonstrate whether the origin of the clinical strains affects the frequency of L-forms induction, as well as to study whether the time of action of the antibiotic has an influence on frequency of L-form induction.
authors.affiliation: Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Department of Microbiology ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wróblewska
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Janicka
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gospodarek
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szymankiewicz
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007740:L Forms / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010406:Penicillins