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. 1970 Aug;103(2):523–524. doi: 10.1128/jb.103.2.523-524.1970

Quantitation of the Action of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid and Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane on a Gram-Negative Bacterium by Vancomycin Adsorption

Donald F Haslam a, Gary K Best a,1, Norman N Durham a
PMCID: PMC248115  PMID: 4988250

Abstract

Changes in the cell wall of a species of Flavobacterium can be quantitated by measuring vancomycin adsorption. Treatment of the cells with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid or tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (or both) increased adsorption of the antibiotic.

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