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PMID: 6268549 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Extracellular enzymes of Legionella pneumophila.

Infection and immunity ·Vol. 33 ·No. 2 ·1981-08-00 ·Pages 632-5

Thorpe TC, Miller RD

Abstract

All strains of Legionella pneumophila tested produced detectable levels of extracellular protease, phosphatase, lipase, deoxyribonuclease, ribonuclease, and beta-lactamase activity. Weak starch hydrolysis was also demonstrated for all strains. Elastase, collagenase, phospholipase C, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, neuraminidase, or coagulase were not detected in any of these laboratory-maintained strains.

MeSH Terms
Deoxyribonucleases/metabolism Hydrolases/metabolism Legionella/enzymology Lipase/metabolism Peptide Hydrolases/metabolism Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases/metabolism Ribonucleases/metabolism beta-Lactamases/metabolism
Chemicals
Hydrolases Deoxyribonucleases Ribonucleases Lipase Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases Peptide Hydrolases beta-Lactamases
Authors & Affiliations
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Thorpe T C
Miller R D
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Article Info
Journal
Infection and immunity
Abbr.
Infect Immun
ISSN
0019-9567
DOI
10.1128/iai.33.2.632-635.1981
Published
1981-08-00
Pages
632-5
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0246127
PMCID
PMC350748
Subset
IM
Grants
NIAID NIH HHS · AI-16121-01 · United States
External Links
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