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CHANGE OF ACID AGGLUTINATION OPTIMUM AS INDEX OF BACTERIAL MUTATION.

¹Laboratories of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.

The Journal of General Physiology

|October 30, 2009

Summary

Acid agglutination optima differentiate Type D (bacillus of rabbit septicemia) and Type G bacteria. Type D

Area of Science:

Microbiology
Bacteriology
Immunology

Background:

Acid agglutination is a key characteristic for differentiating bacterial strains.
Understanding the physicochemical properties of bacterial mutants is crucial for taxonomy.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the acid agglutination optima of Type D (bacillus of rabbit septicemia) and its mutant Type G.
To determine if acid agglutination optima can serve as reliable identifiers for these bacterial types.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of acid agglutination properties between Type D and Type G bacterial strains.
Determination of optimal pH ranges for agglutination for each type.

Main Results:

Type D exhibited a strict acid agglutination optimum between pH 3.0 and 3.5.

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Type G mutants showed a broader optimum range between pH 3.8 and 4.7.

No overlap in optima was observed, ensuring clear differentiation.

Animal passage increased the instability of Type G in the presence of H ions.

Conclusions:

Acid agglutination optima represent stable physical constants, indicating fundamental chemical differences between Type D and Type G.
These distinct optima facilitate reliable differentiation of the two bacterial types.
Further instability in Type G upon animal passage suggests complex genetic or biochemical alterations.