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Infect Immun. 1974 December; 10(6): 1426-1432
Copyright © 1974 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Agglutination of Trypsinized Sheep Erythrocytes by the Pili of Corynebacterium renale

Department of Hygiene and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan

ABSTRACT

Corynebacterium renale strains which possessed numerous pili agglutinated trypsinized sheep erythrocytes, whereas those possessing only a few pili did not show such activity. By electron microscopy, the pili of C. renale adhered to the ghost of trypsinized sheep erythrocytes. After the treatment of C. renale with the homologous anti-pili serum, neither the agglutination of trypsinized sheep erythrocytes nor the adherence to the ghost by the pili were found. The adhesive property of the pili of C. renale was thus demonstrated.