Metachromatic agar-diffusion methods for detecting staphylococcal nuclease activity.
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Based on the metachromatic property of Toluidine Blue O, three, convenient agar-diffusion methods have been developed that enable detection of the nuclease of Staphylococcus aureus at concentrations as low as 0.005 mug/ml in agar and broth cultures. The interactions of agar and deoxyribonucleic acid with Toluidine Blue O are discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied microbiology
دوره 21 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1971