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Magnetic isotope effect of magnesium (25)Mg on E. coli resistance to antibiotics
U G Letuta1, A S Vekker2, T A Kornilova2
1Orenburg State University, pr. Pobedy 13, Orenburg, 460018, Russia. shevulyana@yandex.ru.
Abstract:
Effects of synergism and antagonism of antibacterial drugs and magnetic isotope of magnesium (25)Mg on antibiotic resistance of bacteria E. coli were discovered. Fourteen antibiotics from seven different groups were tested. The increase in antibiotic resistance in the presence of the ion (25)Mg(2+) was discovered in E. coli cells incubated with quinolones/fluoroquinolones, indicating the inhibiting effect of the magnetic moments of nuclei (25)Mg on DNA synthesis. The change in antibiotic resistance was also detected in bacteria affected by magnesium (25)Mg and certain antibiotics from aminoglycoside and lincosamide groups.
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