title: Comparison of two assays for the detection of haemolysins of Aeromonas species.
abstract: The haemolysins produced by Aeromonas species were detected and compared by two assay methods--a modified blood agar plate assay and the rabbit erythrocyte haemolysin method. Both assays showed a high level of agreement (86%). The titres of the rabbit erythrocyte haemolysin assay correlated with the haemolytic zone diameter of the ox blood agar assay. In addition the agar haemolysin assay had simple media requirements, was easy to perform and results were well defined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vadivelu
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Puthucheary
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Navaratnam
mesh_terms: D000333:Aeromonas / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D006460:Hemolysin Proteins