[The exonuclease activity of strictly anaerobic bacteria isolated from patients and healthy persons]
Abstract:
The comparative study of the frequency of DNAase and RNAase and the activity of their formation in 59 strains of anaerobic opportunistic bacteria isolated from traumatic and orthopedic patients and in 154 strains of bifidobacteria isolated from feces of healthy persons has been made. The study has revealed that cultures with exonuclear activity occur among opportunistic bacteria and among bifidobacteria, the representatives of human obligate anaerobic automicroflora. However, in opportunistic bacteria the frequency of the above-mentioned enzymes and the activity of their formation have proved to be significantly higher than in bifidobacteria.
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