Effect of capsulation on the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to the bactericidal lipids produced in abscesses.

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Staphylococcus aureus strains differ in their sensitivity to some of the bactericidal lipids produced by the host in staphylococcal abscesses. To evaluate whether the presence of a capsule might account for these differences, capsulate and non-capsulate S. aureus strains were compared for their sensitivity to staphylococcal abscess homogenates and the neutral lipid fraction derived from such material. Although...

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