title: Effect of chitosan on lysostaphin lysis of staphylococcal cells.
abstract: The studied stimulation of lysostaphin-mediated lysis of staphylococcal cell walls under the effect of chitosan. The results suggested a mechanism of antibacterial activity of chitosan consisting in stimulation of bacterial cell wall degradation by its own autolysins in the presence of chitosan polymer.
authors: Laboratory of Immunology, Kazan Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Kazan, Russia, kuliks@yandex.ru.
authors: S N
authors: SN
authors: Kulikov
authors: Yu A
authors: YA
authors: Shumkova
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D048271:Chitosan / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008248:Lysostaphin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D048271:Chitosan; D008248:Lysostaphin