Detection of alpha- and beta-hemolytic-like activity from Campylobacter jejuni

J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Mar;33(3):729-31. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.3.729-731.1995.

Abstract

Alpha-hemolytic-like activity from Campylobacter jejuni was clearly apparent when the medium pH ranged from 6.0 to 6.5, but the hemolytic zones disappeared when the pH of the medium increased. Beta-hemolytic-like activity just beneath the bacterial growth appeared after prolonged incubation. The hemolytic activity was not influenced by the species of blood.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / blood
  • Campylobacter jejuni / isolation & purification*
  • Cats
  • Cattle
  • Chickens
  • Dogs
  • Hemolysin Proteins / blood
  • Hemolysis
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Hemolysin Proteins