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  • Title: Anaerobic pathogenesis: collagenase production by Peptostreptococcus magnus and its relationship to site of infection.
    Author: Krepel CJ, Gohr CM, Edmiston CE, Farmer SG.
    Journal: J Infect Dis; 1991 May; 163(5):1148-50. PubMed ID: 1850443.
    Abstract:
    Fifty isolates of Peptostreptococcus magnus from intraabdominal sepsis, nonpuerperal breast abscess, and diabetic foot infections were examined for collagenase activity using bovine type I collagen. Collagenase production was detected in a higher percentage of strains from nonpuerperal breast and diabetic foot specimens (P less than .001). This enzyme may be responsible for P. magnus playing a more central role in the pathogenesis of nonpuerperal breast abscess and diabetic foot disease than in intraabdominal sepsis.
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