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. 1958 Jun 1;107(6):797–812. doi: 10.1084/jem.107.6.797

THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THREE DISTINCT DESOXYRIBONUCLEASES OF GROUP A STREPTOCOCCI

Lewis W Wannamaker 1
PMCID: PMC2136857  PMID: 13539305

Abstract

Group A streptococci were found to produce three different desoxyribonucleases, designated here as A, B, and C. These enzymes migrated separately on analysis with starch zone electrophoresis, were immunologically distinct, and showed certain differences in inhibition by citrate and in optimal pH of activity. The relative amount of each enzyme produced was a function of strain variation.

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