Control by factors distinct from the S transforming principle of the amount of capsular polysaccharide produced by type III pneumococci.

The Journal of experimental medicine ·Vol. 97 ·No. 6 ·1953-06-00 ·Pages 767-71

MACLEOD CM, KRAUSS MR

Abstract

Pneumococci can possess the normal S transforming principle and yet produce amounts of capsular polysaccharide much less than would be expected if the quantity formed depended only on the nature of the S transforming principle.

Keywords

DIPLOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE POLYSACCHARIDES

MeSH Terms

Dietary Carbohydrates Humans Polysaccharides Streptococcus pneumoniae

Chemicals

Dietary Carbohydrates Polysaccharides

Authors & Affiliations

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MACLEOD C M

KRAUSS M R

References (4)

4 references, click to expand

Absence of a prosthetic group in a type-specific polysaccharide of pneumococcus.
J Exp Med. 1951 Nov;94(5):359-62 PMID: 14888817
The fermenting power of pneumococci.
Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand. 1949;26(5):709-14 PMID: 15404588
Additive effects of certain transforming agents from some variants of pneumococcus.
J Exp Med. 1949 Apr 1;89(4):399-424 PMID: 18113913
STEPWISE INTRATYPE TRANSFORMATION OF PNEUMOCOCCUS FROM R TO S BY WAY OF A VARIANT INTERMEDIATE IN CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE PRODUCTION.
J Exp Med. 1947 Nov 30;86(6):439-52 PMID: 19871689

Article Info

Journal

The Journal of experimental medicine

Abbr.

J Exp Med

ISSN

0022-1007

DOI

10.1084/jem.97.6.767

Published

1953-06-00

Pages

767-71

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985109R

PMCID

PMC2136314

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1084/jem.97.6.767 PMC Full Text View journal details

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