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Ecological effects of antibiotic production by dermatophyte fungi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Nagwan Youssef ,
C. H. E. Wyborn ,
G. Holt ,
W. C. Noble  and
Yvonne M. Clayton
Nagwan Youssef
Affiliation:
Life Sciences, Polytechnic of Central London, New Cavendish Street, London W1M 8J5
C. H. E. Wyborn
Affiliation:
Life Sciences, Polytechnic of Central London, New Cavendish Street, London W1M 8J5
G. Holt
Affiliation:
Life Sciences, Polytechnic of Central London, New Cavendish Street, London W1M 8J5
W. C. Noble
Affiliation:
institute of Dermatology, St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London E9 6BX
Yvonne M. Clayton
Affiliation:
institute of Dermatology, St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London E9 6BX
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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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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 82 , Issue 2 , April 1979 , pp. 301 - 307
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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