Effects of Ca2+ ions on survival, growth, and cell size in Serratia marcescens SMG40 exposed to mecillinam

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-357

  Gratia, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

calcium effect; cell division; induced lysis; mecillinam action; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MECILLINAM; MINERAL; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SODIUM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG RESISTANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; PHENOTYPE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OSMOLARITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

AMDINOCILLIN; CALCIUM; DRUG SYNERGISM; KINETICS; LINEAR MODELS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MINERALS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PENICILLINS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SODIUM;

EID: 0032133681     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.105.4.347.9471     Document Type: Article

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