title: [Decarboxylase and hemolytic activity in Listeria].
abstract: Investigated were a great number of Listeria monocytogenes strains of 1/2a, 4b, 5, and 6 serotypes for the production of decarboxilase, hemolysin, and pathogenicity for albino mice. It was found that only representatives of 1/2a serotype (40 out of 93 studied strains) produced decarboxilase for glutamic acid. The hemolytic activity was evaluated by means of a Spekol after the hemolysis of sheep erythrocytes. A correlation was established between hemolytic activity and pathogenicity, consisting in that albino mice were killed in a higher percent by strains that showed higher hemolytic activity.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005971:Glutamates / Q000378:metabolism; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D006461:Hemolysis; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D051379:Mice; D012703:Serotyping; D012756:Sheep / Q000382:microbiology; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D005971:Glutamates; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases
vernacular_title: Otnosno dekarboksilaznata i khemolitchnata aktivnost na listeriite.