title: A triazine dye, cibacron blue 3G-A induces Staphylococcus aureus to form giant clusters.
abstract: Cibacron blue 3G-A (CB), one of the triazinyl dyes commonly used as a ligand for affinity chromatography, induced staphylococci to form giant clusters without affecting cell viability. It was demonstrated that the cluster formation was not a mechanical aggregation of cells by CB, but a consequence of its biological effect on staphylococcal growth. Clusters induced by CB did not form a regular arrangement, and were different from clusters induced by SDS or polyanethole sulfonate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hiroshima University, School of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ooku
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suginaka
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002469:Cell Separation; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D014227:Triazines / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D014227:Triazines; C012842:Cibacron Blue F 3GA