THE PRODUCTION OF AN EXOTOXIN BY CERTAIN STRAINS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
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- 1 December 1924
- journal article
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in The Journal of Experimental Medicine
- Vol. 40 (6) , 761-772
- https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.40.6.761
Abstract
1. The sterile Berkefeld filtrates of broth cultures of certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus have a selective poisonous action for the skin of rabbits. 2. The poison is thermolabile, being completely destroyed when heated to 55°C for 1 hour. 3. The poison when injected intradermally into rabbits stimulates the production of antitoxin. We therefore conclude that the poison is a soluble toxin.Keywords
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