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K G Gupta

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PubMed1984

Comparison of the bio-physical and biological properties of staphylococcal protein-A extracted by salt-washing and conventional procedure.

Staphylococcal protein A could be extracted in large amounts by simple stirring of the cells with physiological saline (pH 7.8). The amount of protein A obtained by the technique was found to be the same as obtained by lysozyme/lysostaphin techniques (45 micrograms/ml). The protein A extracted by salt-washing technique was of higher molecular weight (71,000) and differing in some biological properties like complement fixation from the protein A prepared by lysostaphin technique.

Adhesiveness↗
PubMed1980

Release of coagulase from staphylococci.

Immediately after inoculation with coagulase-positive staphylococci the coagulase-activity increased significantly in various culture media. The increase was much higher than the calculated coagulase-activity added with the inoculum (table 1). It appears that this release offers a possibility for the efficient production of coagulase prior to purification.

Bacteriological Techniques↗
PubMed1978

Laboratory-scale production of acetoin plus diacetyl by Enterobacter cloacae ATCC 27613.

Conditions for the laboratory-scale production of acetoin plus diacetyl by Enterobacter cloacae ATCC 27613 were studied. Thirty-five g acetoin plus diacetyl/50 g sucrose were obtained when fermentation was carried out in 2.5 liter medium containing 12.5 g peptone and 12.5 g yeast extract, at pH 7.0, in a 5 liter conical flask on a shaker (240 rpm) at 28-30 degrees C for 48 hr. Recovery of pure diacetyl was 85% of the total acetoin plus diacetyl.

Acetoin↗
PubMed1977

Antibacterial activity of amniotic fluid against Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans and Brucella abortus.

Sixty amniotic fluid samples from sixty patients between 14--42 weeks gestation were studied for antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Brucella abortus and antifungal activity against Candida albicans. Both antibacterial and antifungal activity of the amniotic fluid were observed. When antimicrobial activity was correlated with gestational age, it was found to increase with the period of gestation. Maximum antimicrobial activity of the amniotic fluid was found to be present in the samples obtained between 36--42 weeks of gestation. All samples before 20 weeks gestation showed week antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, but comparatively strong reaction against Candida albicans and Brucella abortus.

Amniocentesis↗
PubMed1977

On the growth of Brucella species in presence of erythritol in defined and undefined media and amniotic fluid of human, cow and sheep.

Different concentrations of erythritol (25-1000 microng/ml) in defined medium were shown to enhance the growth of 75.00 to 91.66 per cent of Brucella abortus and 69.23 to 100.00 per cent of Brucella melitensis strains studied. Compared to these figures only 13.04 to 60.86% (in tryptose broth), and 41.40 to 62.50% (in glycerol dextrose broth), of Brucella abortus strains, 25.00 to 83.30 per cent (in tryptose broth) and 83.30 to 100.00 per cent (in glycerol dextrose broth) of Brucella melitensis strains showed increased growth over the control. 82.20 per cent of amniotic fluid samples from humans showed anti-brucella activity with lytic zones varying from 7-19 mm. Amniotic fluid from cows and sheep had no antibrucella activity.

Amniotic Fluid↗
PubMed1977

[Antibacterial and antimycotic activity of the amniotic fluid against selected germs (author's transl)].

60 samples of amniotic fluid from 60 patients were obtained between 14 and 42 weeks gestation by dates and tested for their antibacterial activity against staphlococcus aureus strains and brucella abortus and their antimycotic activity against Candida albicans. The antibacterial and antimycotic activity of the amniotic fluid was confirmed. This activity increases steadily from the 15th week and reaches its maximum around term between 36 and 42 weeks. The amniotic samples obtained at 20 weeks gestation showed a weak antibacterial activity especially against staphlococcus aureus of human origin. The above results are important because of the increasing frequency of early and late diagnostic amniocentesis in pregnancy.

Amniotic Fluid↗
PubMed1975

Evacuated blood-collection tubes--the backflow hazard.

Five cases of nosocomial infection caused by Serratia marcescens were traced to backflow of blood from nonsterile evacuated blood-collection tubes. The mechanism of backflow was investigated theoretically and the conditions were determined under which backflow can occur. The theory was confirmed by experiments conducted on a simulated venous system and by measurements of the venous pressure in the brachial vein of a patient during application and removal of a tourniquet. Various possible solutions to the backflow hazard include strict adherence to correct venipuncture technique, sterilization of all blood-collection tubes, improvement of the vacuum in the tubes and incorporation of a check valve into the system.

Blood Specimen Collection↗