IT HAS been shown that para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS) has a definite bacteriostatic effect on human strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in vitro 1–4 and in vivo. 3–9 It is also known that ...

"We didn't expect to see this effect with tetracyclines and macrolides, as these antibiotic classes were considered to have only bacteriostatic effects -- which means that they stop bacterial ...

“We didn’t expect to see this effect with tetracyclines and macrolides, as these antibiotic classes were considered to have only bacteriostatic effects—which means that they stop bacterial ...

of cephalothin was 8 microgm. per milliliter. The same serum specimen showed a bacteriostatic and bactericidal effect against the staphylococcus at a dilution of 1:128. The patient became afebrile ...

For example, some bile acids exhibit bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects against microbes. Bile acids disrupt bacterial membranes and damage their DNA. Furthermore, these acids regulate host ...

Bacteriostatic antimicrobial agents inhibit ... the likelihood of a toxic effect on human cells increases sharply. The variety of forms of microorganisms and their ability to quickly adapt to ...

Hops provide a protective effect against bacterial reproduction - a mild so-called bacteriostatic effect,” Simon Spillane, head of operation at the organisation Brewers of Europe, told FoodNavigator.