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Abstract
Mg ions alleviate the inhibitory effect of vancomycin on Escherichia coli. This is not due to the formation of an antibacterial-inactive complex. It is suggested that vancomycin and Mg compete for a receptor site, or sites, on (or in) the bacterial cell.Entities:
Year: 1966 PMID: 16349694 PMCID: PMC1058441 DOI: 10.1128/am.14.6.902-904.1966
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Microbiol ISSN: 0003-6919