Rickettsial Hemolysis: Adsorption of Rickettsiae to Erythrocytes
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity
- Vol. 7 (1) , 93-99
- https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.7.1.93-99.1973
Abstract
The hemolysis of sheep red blood cells by Rickettsia prowazeki has been characterized. A requirement for the adsorption of the rickettsia to the erythrocyte was indicated. No indication of the production of a soluble hemolysin was observed. Neither adsorption nor hemolysis can proceed at 0 C. The hemolytic process is rapid with a half-time of less than 30 min, and both the rate and extent are proportional to the number of rickettsiae present.Keywords
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