Separation of Legionella pneumophila proteases and purification of a protease which produces lesions like those of Legionnaires' disease in guinea pig lung.
Six discrete protease activities were recovered from the supernatant broth of Legionella pneumophila cultures by ion-exchange chromatography. One of these demonstrated in vitro activity against collagen, casein and gelatin. When administered into the lungs of guinea-pigs this protease elicited lesions which were pathologically similar to those seen in clinical and experimentally induced Legionnaires' disease.
D000818:Animals; D002848:Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007700:Kinetics; D007875:Legionella / Q000201:enzymology*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
D010447:Peptide Hydrolases