| Literature DB >> 16788209 |
Gili Regev-Yochay1, Krzysztof Trzcinski, Claudette M Thompson, Richard Malley, Marc Lipsitch.
Abstract
The bactericidal activity of Streptococcus pneumoniae toward Staphylococcus aureus is mediated by hydrogen peroxide. Catalase eliminated this activity. Pneumococci grown anaerobically or genetically lacking pyruvate oxidase (SpxB) were not bactericidal, nor were nonpneumococcal streptococci. These results provide a possible mechanistic explanation for the interspecies interference observed in epidemiologic studies.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16788209 PMCID: PMC1482988 DOI: 10.1128/JB.00317-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490