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C. ovis produces zones of haemolysis when grown on nutrient agar plates containing blood from various animal species, but no soluble haemolysin has been demonstrated, and it would appear that the haemolytic effect is dependent on the presence of living bacteria in the haemolytic system1–3. The purpose of this communication is to note the production of a diffusible antigen by C. ovis which in certain circumstances is capable of causing haemolysis.
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ZAKI, M. Production of a Soluble Substance by Corynebacterium ovis. Nature 205, 928–929 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205928a0
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