Sensitivities of wild-type and envelope-defective strains of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antibacterial agents

El-Falaha, B.M.; Russell, A.D.; Furr, J.R.

Microbios 38(152): 99-105

1983


ISSN/ISBN: 0026-2633
PMID: 6417456
Document Number: 211849
The sensitivities of Escherichia coli DCO (wild type) and DC2 (envelope mutant) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 799 (wild-type) and 799/61 (envelope mutant) to preservatives and antibiotics have been determined. The outer membrane appears to play an important role in limiting the penetration of some, but not all, antibacterial agents.

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