A Triazine Dye, Cibacron Blue 3G-A Induces Staphylococcus Aureus to Form Giant Clusters

Overview

Journal FEMS Microbiol Lett

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1990 Jan 15

PMID 2328907

Citations 5

Authors

M Sugai

K Ooku

T Takata

Y Miyake

H Suginaka

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Abstract

Cibacron blue 3G-A (CB), one of the triazinyl dyes commonly used as a ligand for affinity chromatography, induced staphylococci to form giant clusters without affecting cell viability. It was demonstrated that the cluster formation was not a mechanical aggregation of cells by CB, but a consequence of its biological effect on staphylococcal growth. Clusters induced by CB did not form a regular arrangement, and were different from clusters induced by SDS or polyanethole sulfonate.

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