APPLEMAN, M. D. (University of Southern California, Los Angeles), AND I. M. HEINMILLER. Comparison of tellurite resistance and tetracycline resistance among the enterococci. Appl. Microbiol. 9:391-394. 1961.-A correlation was found to exist between tellurite and tetracycline resistance in the enterococci. Fleming (1932) reported that species of bacteria which were susceptible to penicillin were...

Radiation shielding is crucial in many types of medical, industrial, and nuclear facilities due to the widespread usage radioactive isotopes. In this research, we examine impact tellurite 65TeO 2 –(35-x)V O 5 -xSm 3 glasses, where x ranges from 0.1 mol%, for its security radiation versus gamma attenuation capabilities. For gamma, effect that systematic replacement Sm with V has on qualities was...

The tellurium oxyanion tellurite induces oxidative stress in most microorganisms. In Escherichia coli, tellurite exposure results in high levels of oxidized proteins and membrane lipid peroxides, inactivation of oxidation-sensitive enzymes and reduced glutathione content. In this work, we show that tellurite-exposed E. coli exhibits transcriptional activation of the zwf gene, encoding glucose 6...

In Lactococcus lactis, the interactions between oxidative defense, metal metabolism, and respiratory metabolism are not fully understood. To provide an insight into these processes, we isolated and characterized mutants of L. lactis resistant to the oxidizing agent tellurite (TeO(3)(2-)), which generates superoxide radicals intracellularly. A collection of tellurite-resistant mutants was obtain...

Six media were evaluated to determine their ability to isolate yeasts and inhibit bacteria. The media included the following: Snyder, Snyder tellurite, Sabouraud tellurite, Littman-gentamicin, molybdate, and Mycosel (BBL). Doses of mixed intestinal gram-negative bacilli and enterococci were most effectively inhibited by Snyder tellurite agar. Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most common bacterial ...

Selenium is both an essential and a toxic trace element, and the range of concentrations between the two is extremely narrow. Although tellurium is not essential and is only rarely found in the environment, it is considered to be extremely toxic. Several hypotheses have been proposed to account for the toxic effects of selenite and tellurite. However, these potential mechanisms have yet to be f...