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. 1981 Aug;33(2):632–635. doi: 10.1128/iai.33.2.632-635.1981

Extracellular enzymes of Legionella pneumophila.

T C Thorpe, R D Miller
PMCID: PMC350748  PMID: 6268549

Abstract

All strains of Legionella pneumophila tested produced detectable levels of extracellular protease, phosphatase, lipase, deoxyribonuclease, ribonuclease, and beta-lactamase activity. Weak starch hydrolysis was also demonstrated for all strains. Elastase, collagenase, phospholipase C, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, neuraminidase, or coagulase were not detected in any of these laboratory-maintained strains.

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