TABLE 2.
In vitro hemolysin production by S. aureus 8325-4 and its isogenic mutants
S. aureus strain | Hemolytic titera
|
|
---|---|---|
Alpha-toxin | Beta-toxin | |
8325-4 | 2,048 | 512 |
DU1090 | 64 | 512 |
DU5719 | 2,048 | 16 |
DU5720 | 64 | 16 |
DU5942 | 2,048 | 512 |
DU5945 | 8 | 256 |
DU5946 | 2,048 | 16 |
DU5938 | 1 | 1 |
The highest dilution giving rise to lysis of rabbit (alpha-toxin) or sheep (beta-toxin) erythrocytes.