Amylase inhibits Neisseria gonorrhoeae by degrading starch in the growth medium.

Highly purified salivary alpha-amylase inhibited the growth of fresh isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae on GC agar base medium supplemented with 2% IsoVitaleX (BBL Microbiology Systems). Hydrolysis of starch in the medium by amylase resulted in a negative starch-iodine test. However, purified amylase...

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Main Authors: Gregory, M R, Gregory, W W, Bruns, D E, Zakowski, J J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1983
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC272910/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6418757
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