Extracellular enzymes of Legionella pneumophila
- 31 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity
- Vol. 33 (2) , 632-635
- https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.33.2.632-635.1981
Abstract
All strains of L. pneumophila tested produced detectable levels of extracellular protease, phosphatase, lipase, DNase, RNase 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. Production of extracellular enzymes by L. pneumophila may be responsible for pulmonary and extrapulmonary disturbances accompanying Legionnaires disease in man.This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
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