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Elimination of plasmids from several bacterial species by novobiocin.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy ·Vol. 12 ·No. 3 ·1977-09-00 ·Pages 423-6

McHugh GL, Swartz MN

Abstract

Certain plasmids can be eliminated by exposure to growth-inhibiting concentrations of novobiocin. Novobiocin cured 8 of 14 plasmids (13 R-plasmids and an F' lac) among one or another of four different bacterial hosts.

MeSH Terms
Bacteria/genetics Novobiocin/pharmacology Plasmids/drug effects Species Specificity
Chemicals
Novobiocin
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
McHugh G L
Swartz M N
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Article Info
Journal
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Abbr.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
ISSN
0066-4804
DOI
10.1128/AAC.12.3.423
Published
1977-09-00
Pages
423-6
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0315061
PMCID
PMC429929
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/AAC.12.3.423 PMC Full Text View journal details
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