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Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein Inhibits Growth of a Strain of Acholeplasma laidlawii and L Forms of the Gram-Positive Bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes

Arnold H. Horwitz, Robert E. Williams, Pei-Syan Liu, Rossana Nadell

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Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) inhibited growth of cell wall-deficient Acholeplasma laidlawii and L forms of certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. However, the same strains of S. aureus and S. pyogenes with intact cell walls were not susceptible to the growth-inhibitory effects of BPI.

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Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) inhibited growth of cell wall-deficient Acholeplasma laidlawii and L forms of certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. However, the same strains of S. aureus and S. pyogenes with intact cell walls were not susceptible to the growth-inhibitory effects of BPI.

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Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) inhibited growth of cell wall-deficient Acholeplasma laidlawii and L forms of certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. However, the same strains of S. aureus and S. pyogenes with intact cell walls were not susceptible to the growth-inhibitory effects of BPI.

Key concepts: Streptococcus pyogenes, Microbiology, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacteria, Streptococcus, Biology, Strain (injury), Staphylococcus

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