Cyclic polypeptide antibiotic formed Bacillus polymyxa, subspecies colistinus. The mechanism of action is mainly due to the ability to bind to phospholipids of bacterial cell membranes, which leads to their destruction.
Active with most gram-negative bacteria, especially - Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Haemophilus influenzae.
Inactive for Staphylococcus aureus, Serratia marcescens, Providencia spp., Bacteroides fragilis, Neisseria spp., obligate anaerobes and Gram-positive bacteria.
Has cross-resistance with polymyxin B.
Chloramphenicol - a broad-spectrum antibiotic, inhibits the synthesis of proteins of sensitive microorganisms; is active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, Mycoplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., Chlamydia spp.; is inactive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, mushrooms.
Tetracycline, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis at the RNA level, has a bacteriostatic effect. It is active against gram-negative bacteria, Chlamydia spp., Mycoplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., Entamoeba histolytica. Stability of microorganisms develops slowly.