title: Enzymatic profiles of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and Erysipelothrix tonsillae.
abstract: The enzymatic activities of 39 strains of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and 34 of E tonsillae were determined with the API ZYM system. The profiles of these two species were very similar, differing solely in N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase activity. Whereas 90 per cent of strains of E rhusiopathiae exhibited strong activity with N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, positive reactions were observed for this enzyme in only 24 per cent of strains of E tonsillae. These results support previous DNA-DNA hybridisation studies and suggest that E tonsillae is a new species of the genus Erysipelothrix.
authors: National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: T
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authors: Takahashi
authors: Y
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authors: Tamura
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authors: Sawada
authors: S
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authors: Suzuki
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authors: Muramatsu
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authors: Fujisawa
authors: Y
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authors: Benno
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authors: Mitsuoka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D002863:Chromogenic Compounds