Detection and differentiation of iron-responsive avirulent mutants on Congo red agar.
AUTOR(ES)
Payne, S M
RESUMO
Agar medium containing Congo red dye differentiates virulent and avirulent colonies of Shigella, Vibrio cholerae, Escherichia coli, and Neisseria meningitidis. Like virulent plague bacilli, wild-type cells of these species absorb the dye and produce red colonies. Mutants or colonial variants have been isolated that fail to absorb the dye and produce colorless colonies. These mutants exhibit reduced virulence in the chicken embryo model, but their virulence is enhanced by supplementation with iron. Of those species tested, only Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates failed to grow in the presence of this dye. Inhibition of growth by Congo red may thus provide a simple means for differentiating gonococci from other Neisseria.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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