Anaerobic coryneform bacteria as normal flora of rabbit skin and regression of Shope papillomas.
Adult domestic rabbits were found to harbor anaerobic coryneform bacteria and possess serum agglutinins against these bacteria. The isolates from rabbit skin were characterized by morphology, anaerobiosis, catalase test, and gas chromatographic analysis of volatile acid products. Preliminary findings on the effect of anaerobic coryneforms on the regression of Shope papillomas have suggested that the life of such bacteria as normal flora enhances the regression.
D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008297:Male; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011817:Rabbits; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial