Complement-dependent hemolysis following hemagglutination by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
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.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000276:immunology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006461:Hemolysis
D003165:Complement System Proteins