Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A,B, and C in Milk By an Elisa Procedure

Enterotoxigenic reference strains of Staphylococcus aureus were cultivated in sterile whole and skim milk for 18 h at 37°G. Staphylococcal enterotoxin A, B, and C were detected directly in the milk by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), sensitive down to 1 ng/ml. Enterotoxins in the range of 1 ng–20 µg/ml milk were detected without any concentration or extraction. Skim and whole milk were almost identical as medium for enterotoxin production.     

Glycosylation of catalase inhibitor necessary for activity

A protein isolated from maize scutella which inhibits catalase in vitro has been shown to contain 12% carbohydrate in the form of galactose. This corresponds to four galactose molecules per inhibitor subunit. Removal of the carbohydrate with β-galactosidase or blockage with a galactose-specific lectin abolished activity of the inhibitor.     

Biology, serology and biochemistry of leucemogenic viruses derived from a radiation-induced tumor of C57BL mice

Two distinct rat propagates of a radiation leukemia virus (RadLV-Rs) from the C57BL mouse respectively induced characteristic leukemogenic effects. These were found to be related with the infection titers of the isolates, but not with either their antigenic specificities or their viral and proviral genome sequences.     

Morphofunctional features of the development of the thyroid gland of Dicrostonyx torquatus during the drop in population stage

By means of the histostereometrical method, peculiarities of the thyroid gland formation have been studied in the lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) fetuses and newborns at the stage of the population quantity drop, as well specificity of the organ's morphofunctional state during the postnatal period. On the 14th prenatal day the thyroid gland already has the follicular structure. Up to the 19th day progressive follicular growth, accumulation of colloid and increase of its density occur. On the 19th-20th days, as well as in newborn animals, there are certain signs, demonstrating as essential activation of the thyroid gland function. In the newborn animals cavities of the completely formed follicles are devastated. During the postnatal period again growth of follicles, accumulation of colloid are observed, signs of hypersecretion of the hypophysis appear.     

Human Long-Latency Auditory Evoked Potentials during Radial Motion of the Sound Source

Human long-latency auditory evoked potentials were studied during simulation with variable-amplitude pulse sequences from a sound source moving to and from the subject. The N1 peak parameters were shown to depend on an accurate estimate of the direction of the change in the distance to the sound source. Differences in the processing of signals that simulated the approaching and/or distancing of the sound source were found in the N1 and P2 component parameters of on- and off-responses as was a more pronounced long negative potential shift in the evoked response to the approaching source as compared to the distancing source.