Cytoplasmic membrane thinning observed by interfacial dyes is likely a common effect of bactericidal antibiotics
A. K. Dubey, T. Verma, D. Sardana, B. Khamari, P. Alam, P. B. Eswarappa, S. Sen, D. Nandi
The paper uses membrane-specific dyes to measure antibiotic-induced membrane damage in E. coli and ESKAPE pathogens, finding that cytoplasmic membrane thinning correlates with bactericidal antibiotic sensitivity.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2022Microbiology