Presence of microorganisms in hemolymph of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus.
Hemolymph samples obtained from Limulus polyphemus at the time of collection and after a 1-week holding period exhibited a significant increase in bacterial levels. No differences were observed in the ability of amoebocyte lysate, prepared from these same samples, to gel in the presence of lipopolysaccharide.
D000818:Animals; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000382:microbiology*; D006737:Horseshoe Crabs / Q000382:microbiology*; D008033:Limulus Test; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000032:analysis
D008070:Lipopolysaccharides