Open AccessRole of Erythrocytes and Serum in the Nutrition of Rickettsia quintana
Author(s) -
William F. Myers,
Leonard D. Cutler,
Charles L. Wisseman
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.97.2.663-666.1969
Subject(s) - hemin , biology , rickettsia , hemoglobin , microbiology and biotechnology , starch , agar , bacteria , biochemistry , heme , virology , virus , genetics , enzyme
Rickettsia quintana grew readily on blood-agar base when the following conditions and supplements were supplied: (i) aerobic conditions; (ii) increased CO(2) tension; (iii) crystalline hemoglobin or hemin, but not protoporphyrin; and (iv) a colloidal "detoxifying agent," such as starch or charcoal. Serum was not required nor did it enhance growth when all of the aforementioned components were supplied.
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