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. 1992 Apr;60(4):1721–1723. doi: 10.1128/iai.60.4.1721-1723.1992

Degradation of native human hemoglobin following hemolysis by Prevotella loescheii.

J Zwickel 1, E I Weiss 1, A Schejter 1
PMCID: PMC257057  PMID: 1548099

Abstract

Prevotella loescheii PK1295 can grow on native hemoglobin as a source of heme. Supernatants of P. loescheii cultures hemolysed human erythrocytes and degraded native hemoglobin. These combined activities may provide heme (or iron) for the growth of P. loescheii and other dental plaque bacteria.

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