STUDIES ON THE PNEUMOCOCCUS : IV. EFFECT OF BILE AT VARYING HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATIONS ON DISSOLUTION OF PNEUMOCOCCI.
Dissolution of pneumococci takes place most rapidly in bile at a slightly alkaline reaction. This is probably due to death of the organisms and activation of the endocellular enzyme at its optimum hydrogen ion concentration.
Research Laboratory of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
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