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Effect of Chloramphenicol on a Fungus

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During an investigation of the formation of extracellular nitrogen compounds by fungi1, the effect of chloramphenicol on this process was tested, since in bacteria chloramphenicol is known to interfere with protein synthesis2 3 and with the synthesis of enzymes concerned with amino-acid metabolism4, although it has no effect on the growth of many fungi5.

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BROADBENT, D., TERRY, D. Effect of Chloramphenicol on a Fungus. Nature 182, 1107–1108 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821107c0

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