Evaluation of post-antibiotic effect in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria

Although the postantibiotic effect (PAE) is a well recognized phenomenon, the mechanism by which it is induced has not fully elucidated yet. It has been suggested that PAE is the time required by bacteria to synthesize proteins or mRNA characterized by a short half-life that are consumed during anti...

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Main Authors: Elisa Tavella, Alberto Palenzona, Eugenio A. Debbia, Anna Marchese, Simone Cagnacci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2008-03-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2595