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Studies on gonococcus infection. XII. Colony color and opacity varienats of gonococci.

Infection and immunity ·Vol. 19 ·No. 1 ·1978-01-00 ·Pages 320-31

Swanson J

Abstract

Colonies with markedly differing color and opacity characteristics were found for Neisseria gonorrhoeae propagated on translucent, solid medium. These optical properties of gonococcal colonies were independent of pilation and appeared to be related to the degree of aggregation among the gonococci comprising the colonies. Dark, opaque colonies contained highly aggregated gonococci which were more susceptible to killing and to solubilization of their 125-labeled surface components than were organisms comprising light, transparent colony forms.

MeSH Terms

Cell Wall/ultrastructure Color Genetic Variation Neisseria gonorrhoeae/genetics,growth & development,ultrastructure Trypsin/pharmacology

Chemicals

Trypsin

Authors & Affiliations

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Swanson J

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Article Info

Journal

Infection and immunity

Abbr.

Infect Immun

ISSN

0019-9567

DOI

10.1128/iai.19.1.320-331.1978

Published

1978-01-00

Pages

320-31

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0246127

PMCID

PMC414083

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