Some biological and physical chemical properties of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Fourteen strains of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, representing extremes of host-range and world distribution, were examined for: 1) protein composition as determined by electrophoresis and electrofocus patterns, 2) guanine-cytosine mole ratios of their respective deoxyribonucleic acids, and 3) carbohydrate fermentation patterns. No correlation is apparent between any particular physical-chemical property and virulence in mice. The role the bacterial fragments play in the pathogenesis of a rabbit model of rheumatoid arthritis is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003596:Cytosine / Q000378:metabolism; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005285:Fermentation; D006147:Guanine / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D014774:Virulence
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006147:Guanine; D003596:Cytosine