{"title":"Colicinogenicity of Escherichia coli Isolates from Healthy and Diarrhoeic Goats","authors":"S.K.C. Obi","doi":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80037-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80037-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A total of 550 <em>E. coli</em> isolates — 250 from apparently healthy, and 300 from diarrhoeic West African pigmy goats were tested for colicinogenicity. 33.2% of strains from apparently healthy animals were colicinogenic as against 56% recorded for strains from animals with diarrhoea. Of the 251 colicinogenic <em>E. coli</em> strains from both groups of animals, 76.5% were Type I while 23.5% belonged to Type II. Identified colicins from the healthy animals consisted of types G, K, E<sub>2</sub>, A and V in decreasing frequency of occurrence, whereas those from goats with diarrhoea were made up of types V, B, E<sub>1</sub> G, E<sub>2</sub>, E<sub>3</sub> and Ia also in decreasing frequency of occurrence. In contrast to isolates from healthy animals, there was a marked variation in the colicin spectra of Types I and II <em>E. coli</em> from the diarrhoeic animals — that of Type I being much broader. The Public Health significance of possible transfer of multiple drug resistance from colicinogenic <em>E. coli</em> strains to other enterobacteria is also discussed.</p></div><div><p>Insgesamt 550 <em>E. coli</em>-Stämme aus 250 gesund erscheinenden und 300 diarrhoeischen westafrikanischen Zwergziegen wurden auf ihre Colicinogenität geprüft. 33, 2% der Stämme aus gesund erscheinenden Tieren waren colicinogen gegenüber 56% bei den kranken Tieren. Von den 251 colicinogenen <em>E. coli</em>-Stämmen beider Tiergruppen waren 76,5% Typ I und 23,5% Typ II. Die identifizierten Colicine der gesunden Tiere setzten sich aus den Typen G, K, E<sub>2</sub>, A und V in abfallender Häufigkeit zusammen; die Colicine aus den kranken Tieren stellten die Typen V, B, E<sub>1</sub>, G, E<sub>2</sub>, E<sub>3</sub> und 1 a in abfallender Häufigkeit dar. Im Gegensatz zu den Stämmen der gesunden Tiere bestand eine deutliche Variation der Colicinspektra der Typen I und II von <em>E. coli</em> aus den Diarrhoe-Tieren, das Spektrum des Typs I war viel breiter. Die Bedeutung eines möglichen Transfers von multipler Drogenresistenz von colicinogenen <em>E. coli</em>-Stämmen auf andere Enterobacteriaceae wird diskutiert.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101293,"journal":{"name":"Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie","volume":"247 3","pages":"Pages 333-338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80037-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74871502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neuere Antimycotika","authors":"Tibor Zsolnai","doi":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80047-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80047-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A number of N-aryl-dithiocarbamic-esters and their N-methyl-derivatives are produced and the fungistatic action of these compounds compared with one another.</p><p>It was demonstrated that N-aryl-dithiocarbamic-esters exert an intensive fungistatic action with a wide spectrum of activity, but their N-methyl-derivatives are in this respect totally inactive.</p><p>The N-aryl-dithiocarbamic-esters are transformed easily into arylisothiocyanates, but their N-methyl derivatives are unable to effect such transformation. These facts provide an indirect evidence of N-aryl-dithiocarbamic-esters to exert their fungistatic effect indeed by the formation of arylisothiocyanates <em>in situ</em>.</p><p>The fungistatic action of a number of aryl- and aralkyl-carbylaminchlorides, respectively, was examined. The fungistatic effect of the corresponding aryl- and aralkyl-isothiocyanates was examined in parallel to decide whether a difference between these two similar types of compounds in the intensity of their fungistatic effect exists.</p><p>It was demonstrated that the examined aryl- and aralkyl-carbylaminchlorides exert an intensive fungistatic effect, but their fungistatic activity is less intensive than that of the corresponding aryl- and aralkyl-isothiocyanates.</p><p>It was furthermore demonstrated that the fungistatic activity of aryl-isothiocyanates is considerably increased by a chlorine atom in the meta or para position or by a bromine atom in the para position of their molecules, but the fungistatic action of the aryl-carbylaminchlorides is significantly decreased by this on the contrary, the fungistatic activity of both series of compounds is increased by 3,4-dichloro substitution.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101293,"journal":{"name":"Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie","volume":"247 3","pages":"Pages 410-417"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80047-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79144649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid Micromethods for Detecting Deamination and Decarboxylation of Amino Acids, Indole Production, and Reduction of Nitrate and Nitrite by Facultatively Anaerobic Actinomycetes","authors":"Geraldine M. Schofield, Klaus P. Schaal","doi":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80043-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80043-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>96 strains of facultatively anaerobic actinomycetes and 2 <em>Propionibacterium acnes</em> strains were studied for their ability to deaminate and/or decarboxylate 13 amino acids, to reduce nitrate and nitrite, and to produce indole, using specially adapted micro-methods. Several of the tests performed were found to provide information which may aid in improving the classification and in facilitating the identification of these organisms.</p></div><div><p>96 Stämme fakultativ anaerober Aktinomyzeten und 2 <em>Propionibacterium-acnes</em>-Stämme wurden auf ihre Fähigkeit untersucht, 13 Aminosäuren zu desaminieren und/oder zu dekarboxylieren, Nitrat und Nitrit zu reduzieren und Indol zu bilden. Dabei wurden speziell abgestimmte Mikromodifikationen der verschiedenen Untersuchungsverfahren angewandt. Mehrere der durchgeführten Tests erwiesen sich als so aussagekräftig, daβ von ihnen eine Verbesserung der Klassifizierung und eine Erleichterung der Identifizierung dieser Mikroben erwartet werden kann.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101293,"journal":{"name":"Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie","volume":"247 3","pages":"Pages 383-391"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80043-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91765081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Jeljaszewicz , K. Wlodarczak , W. Bis , A. Kazanowski , P. Kuzniewski , J. Molska
{"title":"Experimental Infection in Rabbits Evoked by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Treated with Gentamicin, Amikacin and Sisomicin","authors":"J. Jeljaszewicz , K. Wlodarczak , W. Bis , A. Kazanowski , P. Kuzniewski , J. Molska","doi":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80039-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80039-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rabbits were infected with freshly isolated strains of <em>Ps. aeruginosa, P. mirabilis, E. coli</em> or <em>K. pneumoniae</em> and treated with gentamicin, amikacin or sisomicin in a controlled study. Therapeutic results were evaluated by survival of animals and viable counts of etiologic bacteria in several tissues after sacrification of treated animals at the same time. Sisomicin was the drug of choice for <em>Ps. aeruginosa</em> and <em>P. mirabilis</em> infections, when compared with amikacin and gentamicin. Its action is practically equal to that of amikacin in <em>K. pneumoniae</em> infection. Sisomicin appeared less active in <em>E. coli</em> infections than amikacin, but was superior to gentamicin.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101293,"journal":{"name":"Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie","volume":"247 3","pages":"Pages 347-352"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80039-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91774690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Über das unterschiedliche Verhalten von Straßenwutund Virus fixe-Stämmen bei Parabioseversuchen mit Ratten","authors":"P. Becker, M. Zunker","doi":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80032-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80032-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101293,"journal":{"name":"Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie","volume":"78 1","pages":"290-295"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74901495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ein einwandfreier Nachweis der urogenitalen Myiasis in Mitteleuropa, verursacht von der Fleischfliege Thyrsocnema incisilobata (Pandellé, 1896) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae)","authors":"L. Pospíšil , D. Povolny","doi":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80048-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80048-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A single case of urogenital myiasis in an 86-year-old male patient suffering from a thrombophlebitic syndrome of the left leg is described. Larvae of the flesh fly, <em>Thyrsocnema incisilobata (Pandellé)</em> were unequivocally established as the agent of this myiasis which means that this species is introduced into parasitological literature, for the first time, as a human parasite. The circumstances of the development of this facultative human parasitosis is discussed.</p></div><div><p>Es wird ein vereinzelter Fall urogenitaler Myiasis bei einem 86-jährigen männlichen Patienten mit trombophlebitischem Syndrom des rechten Beins beschrieben. Als Myiasiserreger wurden diesmal einwandfrei Maden der Fleischfliege <em>Thyrsocnema incisilobata</em><em>(Pandellé)</em> festgestellt. Diese Art wird somit zum erstenmal in die parasitologische Literatur als Menschenschmarotzer eingeführt. Die Umstände der Entstehung dieser fakultativen menschlichen Parasitose werden besprochen.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101293,"journal":{"name":"Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie","volume":"247 3","pages":"Pages 418-423"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80048-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91774691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Der Nachweis von Hepatitis Be-Antigen mit einem Enzymimmunoassay","authors":"W. Lange, K. N. Masihi","doi":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80033-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80033-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101293,"journal":{"name":"Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie","volume":"24 1","pages":"296-302"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90157601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Antigenic Relationship Between Candida and Salmonella O:62, O:7 Antigens","authors":"N. Aksoycan , İ. Sačanak","doi":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80046-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80046-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The immune sera for <em>Candida albicans, C. guilliermondii</em> and <em>C. tropicalis</em> agglutinated <em>Salmonella cholerae-suis</em> (O:6<sub>2</sub>,7). The immune serum for <em>S. cholerae-suis</em> agglutinated <em>C. albicans, C. guilliermondii</em> and <em>C. tropicalis</em>. Absorption and agglutination cross tests demonstrated common antigenic factor between above mentioned yeasts and <em>Salmonella</em> O:6<sub>2</sub>, 0:7 antigens.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101293,"journal":{"name":"Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie","volume":"247 3","pages":"Pages 406-409"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80046-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74423286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Zuckerzusammensetzung des Lipopolysaccharids und Feinstruktur der äußeren Membran (Zellwand) bei Yersinia enterocolitica","authors":"Georg Acker , Klaus Wartenberg, Werner Knapp","doi":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80008-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80008-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Phenol-water extracted lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from <em>Yersinia enterocolitica</em> (strain 75 in smooth form; O-group I), after growth at 10 °C, contains approximately 40% (w/w) 6-deoxy-L-altrose. By increasing the cultivation temperature a significant decrease in the O-specific sugar is observed. LPS from cells grown at 40 °C contains about 12% 6-deoxy-L-altrose.</p><p>Thin-section micrographs of cells grown at lower temperatures reveal a distinct layer corresponding to the O-specific side chains of LPS in contrast to cells grown at higher temperatures where a decrease in thickness is observed. It is assumed that this observation is due to the decreasing amount of the O-specific sugar at a higher cultivation temperature. The results obtained by the indirect immunoferritin test indicate that the O-specific polysaccharide layer covers the cell surface completely up to 37 °C. However, this layer no longer covers the entire surface of all cells as soon as an incubation temperature of 40 °C is applied.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101293,"journal":{"name":"Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie","volume":"247 2","pages":"Pages 229-240"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80008-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73275088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Newer Knowledge in Classification, Taxonomy and Pathogenicity of Species in the Genus Haemophilus A Critical Review","authors":"K. Zinnemann","doi":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80010-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80010-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This critical review deals with our present knowledge on the classification, taxonomy and pathogenicity of the different species of the genus <em>Haemophilus</em> occurring in humans and animals, including the five biotypes of <em>H. influenzae</em> and the 3 biotypes of <em>H. parainfluenzae</em>. The first, second, third and fourth stage tests for differentiation of the species are summarized in several tables.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101293,"journal":{"name":"Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie","volume":"247 2","pages":"Pages 248-258"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0172-5599(80)80010-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78437573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}