The Influence of Cholesterol and Certain Vitamins on the Growth of Endamoeba Histolytica with a Single Species of Bacteria 1

Autor:	Floyd S. Daft, Charles W. Rees, John Bozicevich, Lucy V. Reardon
Rok vydání:	1944
Předmět:	food.ingredient Cholesterol Biology biology.organism_classification Ovomucin Ovalbumin chemistry.chemical_compound B vitamins Infectious Diseases food Biochemistry chemistry Endamoeba Virology Yolk embryonic structures parasitic diseases biology.protein Parasitology Bacteria Egg white
Zdroj:	The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. :189-193
ISSN:	1476-1645 0002-9637
DOI:	10.4269/ajtmh.1944.s1-24.189
Popis:	Summary In Florence flask cultures of the L.E.S. medium the average yield of Endamoeba histolytica, based on 20 experiments, was 1,530,000 per flask but was scanty in media made either from egg white or egg yolk. The addition to egg white medium of cholesterol and 8 vitamins of the B complex group stimulated growth of E. histolytica to a point well over 1,000,000 amoebae per flask but was without effect on yolk medium. Cholesterol alone or the vitamins alone in egg white medium had no effect on growth of E. histolytica. The counts of amoebae obtained from medium enriched with the amino acids of casein hydrolysate and with the 4 purine bases were slightly higher than those from an unenriched medium. Two commercial products of dehydrated egg albumin did not support growth of E. histolytica. Ovalbumin, ovomucin and ovomucoid when added in combination to yolk medium showed some stimulating effect on the growth of E. histolytica. In one instance an infusate of coagulated egg white plus the vitamins and cholesterol produced a fair crop of amoebae.
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