Purification of an induced bacterial agglutinin in the freshwater snailPlanorbarius corneus(L.) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)
Open Access
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- comparative physiology
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bolletino di zoologia
- Vol. 56 (4) , 313-315
- https://doi.org/10.1080/11250008909355656
Abstract
An induced agglutinin was observed in Planorbarius corneus after challenge with living Staphylococcus aureus. Purified agglutinin has a M W of about 330–350 kilodaltons and shows an agglutinin titer of 128. This agglutinin does not present antibacterial activity.Keywords
This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
- Isolation and characterization of an agglutinin present in the haemolymph of the freshwater snail Planorbarius corneus (L.) (Gastropoda, pulmonata)Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Comparative Biochemistry, 1986
- Recognition factors in insect hemolymphDevelopmental & Comparative Immunology, 1983
- The blood cells of the freshwater snail Planorbis corneus (Gastropoda, pulmonata)Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 1983
- Purification and binding properties of hemagglutinin from Biomphalaria glabrataJournal of Invertebrate Pathology, 1979
- Characterization of a bacterial agglutinin in the hemolymph of the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenariaJournal of Invertebrate Pathology, 1977
- Lysozymelike activity in the hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata challenged with bacteriaJournal of Invertebrate Pathology, 1977
- Release of lysozyme from hemolymph cells of Mercenaria mercenaria during phagocytosisJournal of Invertebrate Pathology, 1975
- Characterization of a natural agglutinin present in the hemolymph of the California sea hare, Aplysia californicaJournal of Invertebrate Pathology, 1971
- Induced bactericidal responses of abalonesJournal of Invertebrate Pathology, 1971
- Cleavage of Structural Proteins during the Assembly of the Head of Bacteriophage T4Nature, 1970