In vitro interactions of LytA, the major pneumococcal autolysin, with two bacteriophage lytic enzymes (Cpl-1 and Pal), cefotaxime and moxifloxacin against antibiotic-susceptible and -resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains.

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Published in J Antimicrob Chemother on September 07, 2007

Authors

Violeta Rodríguez-Cerrato1, Pedro García, Gema Del Prado, Ernesto García, Matilde Gracia, Lorena Huelves, Carmen Ponte, Rubens López, Francisco Soriano

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Avenida de Reyes Católicos 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

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