Antimicrobial agents

Among 15 antimycotic agents tested, maximum activity was displayed by 5,7-dichloro-8-oxyquinoline, both as regards the microorganism spectrum and the minimum inhibitory concentration. The antimycotic effect of 2-aminotridecane-undecylenate and 2-aminotridecane-2-chloro-4-nitrophenolate was greater than that of 2-aminotridecane, undecylenic acid and 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol alone. Biochemical resistance develops relatively rapidly in aTrichophyton mentagrophytes strain on contact with fungicidin, 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol and 5,7-dichloro-8-oxyquinoline. ATrichophyton mentagrophytes strain resistant to one of these three agents is also several times less sensitive to all the other test substances except septonex.