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Phospholipase Activity of Staphylococcal Toxin

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IN view of an earlier finding that phospholipase A had an antagonistic effect on staphylococcal toxin in mice1, and a later observation that staphylococcal antitoxin gave some protection in mice against phospholipase A (ref. 2), the possible phospholipase activity in staphylococcal toxins was investigated.

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  1. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Parkville, N.2, Victoria, Australia

    B. J. MAGNUSSON, HAZEL M. DOERY & J. GULASEKHARAM

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MAGNUSSON, B., DOERY, H. & GULASEKHARAM, J. Phospholipase Activity of Staphylococcal Toxin. Nature 196, 270–271 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196270b0

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