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. 1986 Oct;54(1):262–264. doi: 10.1128/iai.54.1.262-264.1986

Copurification of Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona hemolysin and sphingomyelinase C.

A W Bernheimer, R F Bey
PMCID: PMC260148  PMID: 3019890

Abstract

The hemolytic and sphingomyelinase C activities of supernatants of cultures of Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona tended to copurify when isoelectric fractionation was carried out. Both activities focused primarily at pH 8.1. Considered in conjunction with other circumstantial evidence, the results led to the conclusion that sphingomyelinase C is responsible for hemolysis.

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