title: Investigation of hemolytic activity of leptospirae on solid culture media.
abstract: Results of investigation of hemolytic activity of leptospirae against red blood cells of various animal species on solid culture media using the technique of agar layers are presented. It has been shown that hemolytic properties of pathogenic and saprophytic leptospirae differ with respect to red blood cells of the sheep, the rabbit, the hamster, the albino rat and the albino mouse. Hemolytic activity of leptospirae regarding the erythrocytes of the cattle, the horse and the fowl depends on the strain of leptospirae. The advantage of using solid nutrient media for the determination of hemolytic properties of leptospirae in comparison with liquid media has been demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty of the Patrice Lumumba University of Friendship of Peoples, Moscow, USSR.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Volina
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Kiktenko
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Sarukhanova
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Levina
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Arutyunova
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Soboleva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D006224:Cricetinae; D003470:Culture Media; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology; D006461:Hemolysis; D006736:Horses; D007919:Leptospira / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D051379:Mice; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D012756:Sheep; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media