Sensitization by ethylenediaminetetraacetate of Clostridium perfringens type A spores to germination by lysozyme.
Clostridium perfringens spores (three strains) were normally resistant to germination by lysozyme. In the absence of disulfide bond-breaking reagents, tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate rapidly sensitized the spores to lysozyme.
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009113:Muramidase / Q000494:pharmacology; D012703:Serotyping; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*
D004492:Edetic Acid; D009113:Muramidase