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Physiology All India exam f2db40c1

Eagle effect is seen in

A
Staphylococcus aureus
B
Enterococcus faecalis
C
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D
Streptococcus pyogenes
High-Yield Explanation
Some microbes demonstrate a curious response to b-lactam antibiotics known as Eagle-effect. Eagle-effect positive enterococci exhibit their greatest bactericidal response to penicillins at a concentration just above the MIC of the antibiotic, as concentration of P is increased above this value,bactericidal effect against enterococci is decreased. It is their unusual resistance to antibiotics - single outstanding characteristics.

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