Pigment production by Streptococcus agalactiae in quasi-defined media.


Autoria(s): Rosa-Fraile, Manuel; Sampedro, Antonio; Rodríguez-Granger, Javier; García-Peña, Maria Luisa; Ruiz-Bravo, Alfonso; Haïdour, Ali
Data(s)

08/01/2016

08/01/2016

01/01/2001

Resumo

A quasi-defined medium that supports the growth of Streptococcus agalactiae as pigmented colonies has been developed. The medium contains starch, a peptic digest of albumin, amino acids, nucleosides, vitamins, and salts. The presence of free cysteine, which could be replaced with other sulphur-containing compounds and to a lesser degree by reducing agents, was required for pigment formation.

Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't;

This work was supported by a grant from the FIS, Spanish Ministry of Health (Project 00/0897) and by a grant from the Consejeria de Salud of Andalusia Autonomous Government.

Identificador

Rosa-Fraile M, Sampedro A, Rodríguez-Granger J, García-Peña ML, Ruiz-Bravo A, Haïdour A. Pigment production by Streptococcus agalactiae in quasi-defined media. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2001; 67(1):473-4

0099-2240 (Online)

PMC92604

http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2119

11133484

10.1128/AEM.67.1.473-474.2001

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

American Society for Microbiology

Relação

Applied and environmental microbiology

http://aem.asm.org/content/67/1/473.abstract

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Acceso abierto

Palavras-Chave #Pigmentos biológicos #Medios de cultivo #Infecciones estreptocócicas #Streptococcus agalactiae #Técnicas bacteriológicas #Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Equipment and Supplies::Culture Media #Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans #Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Biological Factors::Pigments, Biological #Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Bacterial Infections::Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections::Streptococcal Infections #Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Bacteria::Gram-Positive Bacteria::Gram-Positive Cocci::Streptococcaceae::Streptococcus::Streptococcus agalactiae #Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Clinical Laboratory Techniques::Microbiological Techniques::Bacteriological Techniques
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article

info:eu-repo/semantics/published

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