THE INFLUENCE OF IRON ON THE VIRULENCE OF THE PLAGUE MICROBE FOLLOWING PASSAGING OF THE CULTURE ON ARTIFICIAL NUTRIENT MEDIA

Abstract

Following 30 successive passages on artificial nutrient media, containing increased concentrations of ferrous salt, the virulence of plague microbe culture 138, following passaging under aerobic conditions, did not change noticeably. Following passaging under anaerobic conditions, in some cases a lowering of virulence was noted. Incubation under anaerobic conditions on media containing guinea pig blood as the nutrient substrate promoted a certain increase in virulence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0648118

Entities

People

  • V. P. Strachkova

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Deoxy Sugars
  • Dissociation
  • Fermentation
  • Gammaproteobacteria
  • Incubation
  • Infection
  • Materials
  • Microorganisms
  • Rodents
  • Scientific Research
  • Substrates
  • Translations
  • Virulence
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).