Influence of ozone on the susceptibility of Escherichia coli K1 to the bactericidal action of serum

The susceptibility to the bactericidal action of normal bovine serum of twenty two Escherichia coli K1 strains, isolated from the urine of patients with urinary tract infections, was determined. Only four strains were resistant. Ozonization of bacterial suspensions enhanced the sensitivity of the st...

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Published in:Folia microbiologica 1996, Vol.41 (5), p.395-400
Main Authors: JANKOWSKI, S, CISOWSKA, A, DOROSZKIEWICZ, W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action of physical and chemical agents on bacteria
Animals
Antigens, Bacterial
Bacterial Capsules
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Bactericidal Activity - drug effects
Cattle
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli - drug effects
Escherichia coli - immunology
Escherichia coli - pathogenicity
Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
In Vitro Techniques
Microbiology
Ozone - pharmacology
Polysaccharides, Bacterial - immunology
Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology
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Summary:The susceptibility to the bactericidal action of normal bovine serum of twenty two Escherichia coli K1 strains, isolated from the urine of patients with urinary tract infections, was determined. Only four strains were resistant. Ozonization of bacterial suspensions enhanced the sensitivity of the strains to the action of both normal serum and a serum in which the alternative pathway of complement activation was thermally blocked.
ISSN:0015-5632
1874-9356
DOI:10.1007/BF02815688