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Effects of alpha-amylase on in vitro growth of Legionella pneumophila.

Sterile parotid saliva inhibited growth of Legionella pneumophila on solid media, and the salivary component involved in this inhibition has been shown to be amylase. Disk diffusion and well plate assays were used to study possible mechanisms for this effect. The amylolytic activity of saliva copuri...

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Main Authors: Bortner, C A, Miller, R D, Arnold, R R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1983
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC264740/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6190756
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