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The Inhibitory Effect of Amniotic Fluid on the Growth of Staphylococcus aureus
Author(s) -
Koumentakou E.,
Prevedourakis C.,
Zolotas J.,
Xygakis A.,
Kotoulas I.,
Tzigounis V.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1977.tb00679.x
Subject(s) - amniotic fluid , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , bacterial growth , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , staphylococcus , bacteria , pregnancy , biology , fetus , genetics
In the late 1940s, some researchers found that amniotic fluid had an inhibitory effect on bacterial growth due, they believed, to the presence of lysozymes. Later other authorities asserted that amniotic fluid facilitates bacterial growth. More recently, studies have indicated that liquor amnii has a remarkable antibacterial activity. To further examine this antibacterial action, the present study of the effect of amniotic fluid on Staphylococcus aureus was undertaken.