[Electron-radioautographic study of the action of "levosin" ointment and the ointment base (polyethylene oxide) on Staphylococcus aureus]

Morphological properties and intensity of RNA synthesis in the Staphylococcus aureus cells exposed to levosin ointment or it base alone (a mixture of polyethylene glycols) were studied with electron microscopy. It was found that the exposure to the substances led to various destructions in the microbial cells, marked inhibition of their viability evident from lower levels of RNA synthesis by the bacteria and a decrease in the count of the bacterial cells. There were certain differences in the effect of the substances on the morphological properties of the bacteria, while the level of their viability inhibition was the same.