Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol
July 1995
Among the substances produced by Streptococcus sp. strain TOM-1606 two fractions having the opposite influence on the phagocytic activity of peritoneal macrophages of white mice were detected. The fraction corresponding to peptides with a molecular weight not exceeding 10 kD activated natural phagocytosis.
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June 1991
Among the substances secreted by Streptococcus sp. Thom-1606 [correction of TOM-1606], two substances exhibiting opposite biological action have been detected. Their antigenic structure, as indicated by the data of immunoprecipitation in agar, are not identical.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBlood hydrolysates contain two times less nucleic acids than meat hydrolysates, the levels of vitamins B2, B3, B6, and B9 are lower in them either. The authors suggest that this is the cause of a poorer growth of microorganisms in culture media with blood hydrolysates, repeatedly reported in literature. They have demonstrated that addition of nucleic acids and vitamins to blood hydrolysates improves the microorganism growth.
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December 1989
The authors review the literature data and analyze their own findings on the properties of a bacteriocin-like drug tomicide, a filtrate of Streptococcus sp. Thom-1606 culture fluid. Tomicide is characterized by antibacterial action on the cocci group bacteria and activates the macroorganism phagocytic reaction.
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