PATHOGENIC PROPERTIES OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AS INFLUENCED BY CULTURE CONDITIONS

Abstract

Broth cultures of Staphylococcus aureus were treated with 100% oxygen or room air and constantly agitated on a mechanical shaker to determine the effect on coagulase, hemolysin, Phosphatase, fibrinolysin, lipase. DNase, and hyaluronidase. Elevated coagulase titers and increased phosphatase activity closely paralleled a simultaneous increase in bacterial cell count. Hemolysin activity of the oxygenated culture decreased. Lipase activity was measurable from the 7th and 14th days for oxygen and air-treated cultures, respectively. Evidence of fibrinolysin or hyaluronidase could not be shown. No apparent increase of DNase was demonstrated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0686735

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Ball

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeration
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Bacteria
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cell Count
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • Nucleic Acids
  • Production
  • Prokaryotes
  • Staphylococcus Aureus
  • Substrates
  • Virulence

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry