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A Method for Demonstrating the Cytolysin/Hemolysin of Enterococcus faecalis Isolates of Poultry Origin

Reynolds, Donald L; Simpson, E Barry; Hille, Matthew M

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Abstract

Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) is a ubiquitous microbe occurring in the environment and in the intestinal tract of poultry. E. faecalis has been identified in cases of egg infertility and/or decreased hatchability and can cause amyloid arthropathy in older laying chickens. E. faecalis produces cytolysin, a bacterial exotoxin that can cause lysis of erythrocytes. It has been difficult to demonstrate this virulence trait using conventional culture methods with sheep blood agar. A 96-well microplate hemolysis assay, along with a culture method incorporating glucose and L-arginine into the culture media, is described that demonstrates the production of cytolysin in E. faecalis isolates of avian origin. Additionally, the results show that horse and sheep erythrocytes were susceptible to lysis by the E. faecalis cytolysin, but cow and chicken erythrocytes were less susceptible.

Keywords

Enterococcus faecalis ; hemolysis ; cytolysin ; avian

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