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. 1972 Jul;24(1):44-7.
doi: 10.1128/am.24.1.44-47.1972.

Pneumococci producing beta hemolysis on agar

V Lorian, B Popoola

Pneumococci producing beta hemolysis on agar

V Lorian et al. Appl Microbiol. 1972 Jul.

Abstract

Fifty-six strains of pneumococci were studied for hemolysis on blood-agar Twenty-two (39%) of these strains produced beta hemolysis on agar containing horse red cells, six (11%) were beta hemolytic for sheep cells, and none lysed human or rabbit red cells. The substance producing beta hemolysis appeared after 24 hr of anaerobic incubation. Subsequent exposure to air at low temperature (6 to 20 C) for 48 hr was needed to activate it. There was no relation between serological type and beta hemolysis production. This substance appears to be different from the pneumococcal hemolysin previously described.

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