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J Bacteriol. 1982 August; 151(2): 838-844

Effects of penicillin on synthesis and excretion of lipid and lipoteichoic acid from Streptococcus mutans BHT.

ABSTRACT

Cultures of Streptococcus mutans BHT grown for at least eight generations in a chemically defined medium containing [1(3)-14C]glycerol, when treated with growth-inhibitory concentrations (0.2 micrograms/ml) of benzylpenicillin (Pen G), produced and excreted increased amounts of lipid and lipoteichoic acid per unit of cells. Cellular lysis was not observed. Compared with untreated controls, lipid excretion increased 15-fold, and lipoteichoic acid excretion increased 6-fold, 4 h after the addition of Pen G. All lipid species showed increased synthesis and excretion after exposure to Pen G. Although the same lipid types were found in both the Pen G-treated and the untreated cultures, the percent composition was altered after treatment with Pen G. The most dramatic example of this was the percentage of intracellular diphosphatidylglycerol found in the Pen G-treated cultures, 22.6%, in contrast to 5.3% found in the untreated cultures.

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