Existence of two distinct hemolysins in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
Two distinct hemolysins were demonstrated in Vibrio parahaemolyticus. A thermostable direct hemolysin purified from V. parahemolyticus WP-1, a Kanagawa phenomenon (KP)-positive strain, is antigenically different from a thermolabile hemolysin produced by V. parahaemolyticus T-3454, a KP-negative strain. The thermostable direct hemolysin was found in KP-positive strains but not in KP-negative strains. On the other hand, the thermolabile hemolysins were found in both KP-positive and -negative strains, although some KP-positive strains did not produce this hemolysin.
D000818:Animals; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013696:Temperature; D014733:Vibrio / Q000276:immunology*
D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D007106:Immune Sera