COMBINED ACTION AND POTENTIATION OF CLOSTRIDIUM TOXINS

Abstract

If previously mixed and held at 37C for 45 min Clostridium perfringens and Cl. histolyticum become more toxic. This shows up as depression of the absorptive function of the liver and spleen reticulo-endothelial system and increase in hemolytic and lethal effect. This may explain the high incidence of fatalities in gas infections from these bacteria.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0835456

Entities

People

  • A. I. Mitskevich

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Cells
  • Clostridium
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Epidemiology
  • Fatalities
  • Gas Gangrene
  • Infection
  • Lagomorphs
  • Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • Reticuloendothelial System
  • Rodents
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Translations
  • Wound Infections

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  • Microbial Pathology
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology