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A COMPARISON OF ANTIGENIC STRUCTURE AND PHAGE PATTERN WITH BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS STRAINS ISOLATED FROM HARES AND MINK
Author(s) -
Oeding P.,
Hájek V.,
Maršálek E.
Publication year - 1973
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.1699-0463.1973.tb02244.x
Subject(s) - mink , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , antigen , lysis , staphylococcus , phage typing , virology , bacteria , serotype , immunology , genetics , ecology
Strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from the nares of hares and mink were tested with the basic sets of human and bovine phages and with factor sera prepared against human staphylococci. Of 21 hare strains the 17 which belonged biochemically to the D biotype agglutinated strongly in h 2 factor serum and were lysed by group II phages. Four hare strains and all 108 mink strains, which belonged biochemically to the E (canine) biotype, were not lysed by the phages even at RTD X 1,000. Serologically the four hare strains (probably of canine origin) contained the a 5 antigen whereas only 17 per cent of the mink strains were typable, exhibiting weak reactions and no definite pattern.