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Avirulent Gram-negative Bacteria E. coli K-12 or E. coli C Compared with Gram-positive Virulent Diplococcic Streptoccocus pneumonia

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Growth curve of E. coli C is similar to that of the pathogenic Gram positive strain Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp). In 1928 Dr. Griffith studied Smooth and Rough colonies on blood agar (BA) medium and significance of his observation has been ignored for a long time. In 1944, Dr. Avery et al. have made wrong interpretation of this observation. TCA insoluble precipitation contained only a few nucleotides or at bests a fragment of 0.1 Kb. It is unlikely to contain any genetic character. Recently, Palchaudhuri et al. revived and redefined Dr. Griffith’s Smooth and Rough colonies. These colonies are actually the growth curve of S. pneumoniae. Our objective is to demonstrate a way of combating the pathogen S. pneumoniae by utilizing the knowledge of growth pattern.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14001576

Authors: Sunil Palchaudhuri, Hansini Mundigala, Eldar Kurtovic, Anubha Palchaudhuri, Archita Biswas

Language: English

Topic: Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2782397281

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