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The effect of hemolyzed erythrocytes in the virulence of escherichia coli and of normal human oral flora in a mouse model.
Author(s) -
Hoffman Henry T.,
Davidson Terence M.,
Fierer Joshua
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198106000-00008
Subject(s) - virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , infectivity , anaerobic exercise , biology , hemoglobin , escherichia , virology , biochemistry , gene , physiology , virus
Hemoglobin enhances the virulence of E. coli in the peritoneum. This study investigates the effect of blood on the virulence of E. coli and human oral anaerobes in the mouse neck. E. coli neck infectivity is significantly enhanced by blood. Oral anaerobic infections are not affected.