• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.299-305
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• 2006

D-Alaninepeptidase purified from Bacillus amyloliquefaciene CMB01 caused a reduction of survival of Proteus vulgaris, Klebsiella oxytoca, and Staphylococcus aureus placed under the osmotic pressure. D-Alaninepeptidase caused an increase of susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics. An increased number of malformed cells in bacterial groups exposed to D-alaninepeptidase was observed by scanning electron microscopy. These data suggested that bacterial cells exposed to D-alaninepeptidase resulted in an increase of vulnerability of bacterial cells toward environmental stress, such as osmotic pressure and antibiotic substances.