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A Coagulase-destroying Factor produced by Variants of Staphylococcus aureus

Nature volume 171, page 214 (1953)Cite this article

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IT has recently been shown1 that rough variants of Staphylococcus aureus give high, and smooth variants low, yields of coagulase. The present communication shows that certain smooth variants produce a factor capable of destroying coagulase.

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  1. Smith, D. D., Morrison, R. B., and Lominski, I., J. Path. Bact., 64, 567 (1952).

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    IWO LOMINSKI, DOUGLAS D. SMITH & ROBERT B. MORRISON

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LOMINSKI, I., SMITH, D. & MORRISON, R. A Coagulase-destroying Factor produced by Variants of Staphylococcus aureus. Nature 171, 214 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171214a0

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