Effect of trace metals on synthesis of exoproteins and exotoxins by Staphylococcus aureus.
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1995-06-01
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Staphylococcus aureus did not grow in chemically defined medium completely free of trace metals. At low concentrations all the trace metals showed stimulating effect on growth and exoprotein production. Increasing concentrations of Ca2+ and Mg2+ were growth stimulatory whereas Co2+, Cu2+, Fe3+, Mn2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ were inhibitory. The amount of exoprotein and haemolytic exotoxins produced in relation to final viable count increased with increasing concentrations of growth inhibitory trace metals whereas it decreased with increasing concentrations of Ca2+ and Mg2+. Trace metals did not show significant influence on amount of haemolytic exotoxins produced in relation to total exoproteins. The results indicate presence of a common regulatory mechanism for all types of exoproteins produced by S. aureus.
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Bhat KG, Shivananda PG. Effect of trace metals on synthesis of exoproteins and exotoxins by Staphylococcus aureus. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 1995 Jun; 33(6): 416-9