Bacteriolytic factor in the salivary glands of Aedes aegypti.
Salivary gland homogenates from adult Aedes aegypti lyse Micrococcus lysodeikticus cells. The bacteriolytic factor is present in a cell type common to both male and female mosquitoes, as well as in the crop of sugar-feeding mosquitoes. The bacteriolytic factor releases digestion products from sacculi of Escherichia coli that are different from those of hen egg white lysozyme.
D000330:Aedes / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D001433:Bacteriolysis; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D009113:Muramidase / Q000494:pharmacology; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000032:analysis
D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid; D009113:Muramidase