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Staphylococcal Enterotoxin: Effect on Protozoa *
Author(s) -
McINTOSH MAX,
DUGGAN DENNIS E.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1965.tb03225.x
Subject(s) - enterotoxin , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , protozoa , toxin , biology , staphylococcus , chemistry , bacteria , biochemistry , escherichia coli , genetics , gene
SYNOPSIS. Various protozoa and lower metazoa were exposed to filtrates of Staphylococcus aureus B (formerly called Type S‐6) (2) and non‐enterotoxigenic filtrates of staphylococci to study the toxicity of staphylococcal enterotoxin to these organisms. No reaction specific for enterotoxin was observed either in those culture filtrates from toxin‐producing strains or in solutions of purified enterotoxin. Non‐specific reactions were obtained with various growth media and a “potassium inhibited” filtrate containing 0.5% K 2 HPO 4 .