A new approach to use of bacteriolytic enzymes as a tool for species identification: selection of species-specific indicator strains with bacteriolytic activity towards Enterococcus strains.
Int J Syst Bacteriol
; 43(1): 63-8, 1993 Jan.
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We describe the bacteriolytic activity of 377 group D Enterococcus isolates expressed towards 25 Enterococcus strains belonging to different species and Micrococcus luteus ATCC 4698. Of the 26 indicator strains used to reveal bacteriolytic activity, 5 were lysed by all of the strains of some species and were not lysed by all of the strains of other species. The use of these indicator strains allowed us to devise a new method to differentiate group D Enterococcus strains, based on qualitative analysis (lysis or no lysis of the indicator strains) of bacteriolytic activity. The bacteriolytic patterns obtained fell into six bacteriolytic groups corresponding (98% agreement) to species or groups of enterococci as determined by a comparison with data from a phenetic similarity study.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bacteriólisis
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Técnicas de Tipificación Bacteriana
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Enterococcus
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Syst Bacteriol
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido