An interference phenomenon caused by Pasteurella pestis

Coagulation of human plasma by Pasteurella pestis.

Mushin and Kerr (1954) reviewed the literature describing the coagulation of various plasmas by intestinal gram-negative bacilli. There was agreement that these organisms coagulated citrated plasma because they metabolized citrate and released calcium ions. Other gram-negative bacilli have been found to coagulate both citrated and oxalated plasma. Billaudelle (1955) observed that fluid media co...

Viability of Airborne Pasteurella pestis

WON, WILIAiM D. (University of Caifornia, Berkeley), ANm HAROLD Ross. Effect of diluent and relative humidity on apparent viability of airborne Pasteurella pestis. Appl. Microbiol. 14:742-745. 1966.-Airborne Pasteurella pestis (A-1122) at low humidities [20 to 50% relative humidity (RH)] exhibited exponential decay when either 1% peptone or Heart Infusion Broth (HIB) was used as the diluent in ...

Production of Pasteurella pestis toxin.

In the course of the development of a casein hydrolyzate mineral glucose medium for the growth of Pasteurella pestis, strain A1122, for the production of the envelope antigen (Englesberg and Levy, 1954), the potential use of this medium for plague toxin production became apparent. The development of a simplified method for the production of plague toxin made possible by this medium will be desc...

Endocarditis caused by Pasteurella multocida.

Possible mechanisms of action of an anti-Pasteurella pestis factor.

Anti-Pasteurella pestis factor (APF) inhibited bacterial growth, but there was no evidence that APF from either mouse or guinea pig or selected fatty acids physically disrupted the cell wall. The fatty acids selected were representative of those found in APF. APF inhibited oxidation of beta-d-glucose but not oxidation of glucose-6-phosphate, whereas fatty acids inhibited the oxidation of glucos...