Studies of the relationship between the production of bacteriocines by group A streptococci and acute glomerulonephritis.
The previously reported relationship between nephritogenicity and bacteriocine production among Group A streptococci has been examined. Using techniques comparable to the earlier study, the present study did not reveal any such relationship. Among 73 strains tested, 53% produced bacteriocines; no significant difference was noted between bacteriocines from strains isolated from cases of nephritis and those from a group of strains recovered from patients with other conditions. In addition, no correlation between type and bacteriocine production was observed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001433:Bacteriolysis; D002648:Child; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000209:etiology; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000209:etiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology
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