Locus of the Lethal Event in the Serum Bactericidal Reaction1
AUTOR(ES)
Feingold, David S.
RESUMO
Hypertonic sucrose inhibited the bactericidal activity of lysozyme-free serum against a rough strain of Escherichia coli. The duration of the inhibition correlated with the duration of plasmolysis caused by the sucrose. Although the lethal action of the serum was delayed, the prompt release of alkaline phosphatase by the cells suggested that nonlethal damage to the cell wall had taken place under these conditions. In contrast, the crypticity of the cells for β-galactosidase did not deteriorate until the viability of the bacteria began to decrease. It is concluded that the primary site of action of serum is at the bacterial cell wall; however, in the absence of lysozyme, the lethal event was subsequent damage to the bacterial cell membrane.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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