Extreme Sensitivity of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B and C Production to Inhibition by Cerulenin
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 11 (5) , 906-908
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.11.5.906
Abstract
Production of staphylococcal enterotoxins B and C was completely inhibited by concentrations of cerulenin (4 μg/ml and 2 μg/ml, respectively) that did not affect either growth rate or final growth density. Type A toxin formation was not similarly inhibited.Keywords
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