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. 1979 Apr;82(2):301–307. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400025717

Ecological effects of antibiotic production by dermatophyte fungi.

N Youssef, C H Wyborn, G Holt, W C Noble, Y M Clayton
PMCID: PMC2130146  PMID: 429791

Abstract

Antibiotic production by dermatophyte fungi has been demonstrated in vivo in the lesions of patients with dermatomycoses. Patients infected with antibiotic-producing strains more frequently carried cocci resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics than did patients infected with non-producer strains. The total bacterial load was less in lesions caused by producer fungi. In vitro studies demonstrated the selection of penicillin-resistant S. aureus from mixed populations of resistant and sensitive cells.

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