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HAEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS
Author(s) -
Lehmann Vidar
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section b microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0365-5563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1971.tb00033.x
Subject(s) - acinetobacter calcoaceticus , acinetobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry , biology , chromatography , antibiotics
The haemolytic activity of broth culture filtrate of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus grown at 22°C has been investigated. The haemolytic activity was enhanced by Mg++ and Mn++ and inhibited by Zn++ and Hg++. Red cells from different species exhibited different haemolytic patterns. The temperature coefficient (Q 10°C ) was estimated at 1.8, the reaction being rectilinear for 1 hr at 37°C. The haemolytic material was non‐dialysable, sensitive to heat and proteolytic enzymes and antigenic on injections of filtrate into rabbits. The nature of the haemolytic material is briefly discussed.