TISSUE-DIGESTING ENZYME (HISTASE) OF STREPTOCOCCI

1. An extracellular, proteolytic enzyme has been observed in more than 30 strains of beta type, aerobic and facultative hemolytic streptococci. 2. The enzyme is readily demonstrable in sterile filtrates of cooked meat cultures. 3. No gas or foul odor is produced. 4. It is partially inactivated by e...

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Main Author: Frobisher, Martin
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1926
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2131223/