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Identification of a hemolytic activity elaborated by Haemophilus ducreyi.

Infection and immunity ·Vol. 62 ·No. 7 ·1994-07-00 ·Pages 3041-3

Palmer KL, Grass S, Munson RS

Abstract

Haemophilus ducreyi is the causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease chancroid. We have identified a hemolytic activity expressed by H. ducreyi. This activity is most readily detected when horse erythrocytes are used as a target; however, low levels of activity can be detected with sheep, human, or rabbit erythrocyte targets. The activity is heat labile and protease sensitive.

MeSH Terms

Animals Haemophilus ducreyi/physiology Hemolysin Proteins/analysis Horses Humans Rabbits Sheep

Chemicals

Hemolysin Proteins

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Palmer K L

Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Grass S

Munson R S

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Article Info

Journal

Infection and immunity

Abbr.

Infect Immun

ISSN

0019-9567

DOI

10.1128/iai.62.7.3041-3043.1994

Published

1994-07-00

Pages

3041-3

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0246127

PMCID

PMC302920

Subset

Grants

NIAID NIH HHS · 5 T32 AI07172-12 · United States

NIAID NIH HHS · R01 AI34967 · United States

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