title: Complement-dependent hemolysis following hemagglutination by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
abstract: When fresh guinea pig serum is added to chicken red blood cells (RBC) agglutinated by E. rhusiopathiae, the RBC lyse. This indicates that the E. rhusiopathiae-RBC complex is capable of inducing an alternative pathway of complement activation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000276:immunology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006461:Hemolysis
chemical_list: D003165:Complement System Proteins