REVERSAL OF THE STREPTOMYCIN INJURY OF ESCHERICHIA COLI

The number of viable Escherichia coli in a young, actively growing culture is decreased approximately 99.9 per cent by a 30 second exposure to 25 φg. streptomycin/ml. The injury induced by the antibiotic is only potentially lethal, however, and may be reversed by subculture within 5 minutes into fr...

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Main Authors: Wasserman, Aaron E., Lessner, James M., West, Margaret K.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1954
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2147409/