Prodigiosin. I. Antibiotic Action on Coccidioides immitis in Vitro.
- 1 December 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 72 (3) , 656-658
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-72-17533
Abstract
Prodigiosin, the red pigment of Serratia marcescens. was fungistatic for C. immitis in dilutions through 1:500,000. It was fungicidal after 48 hrs. of exposure in dilutions through 1:100,000. Prodigiosin HC1, perchlorate and a water-soluble glutamic acid derivative demonstrated similar in vitro effectiveness.Keywords
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