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. 1982 Dec;22(6):1070–1072. doi: 10.1128/aac.22.6.1070

Effect of Protein Synthesis Inhibition on the Induction of Cell Lysis in Escherichia coli by Mecillinam plus Nocardicin A

José Berenguer 1, Miguel A de Pedro 1, David Vázquez 1
PMCID: PMC185724  PMID: 6297386

Abstract

Cell lysis can be induced in Escherichia coli by the combined use of the β-lactam antibiotics nocardicin A and mecillinam. Apparently, the induction of cell lysis occurs by a sequential mechanism in which mecillinam acts first, and nocardicin A has a triggering action insensitive to the inhibition of protein synthesis.

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