Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1942 · 89 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesMicrobiologyBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologyAntibacterial AgentsAntibacterial PharmacologyAntibacterial PharmacotherapyAntibacterial TherapyAntibiotic Effects On GrowthAntibiotic Mechanisms Of ActionAntimicrobial Growth InhibitionBactericidal AgentsBacteriostatic Activity
The observations of Florey, et al. on the antibacterial activity of penicillin against Gram positive organisms are confirmed and extended. Preparations have been obtained of such activity that 0.03 γ inhibits the growth of 2 to 4 million hemolytic streptococci. This represents an equivalent of 240-250 Oxford units per mg.