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The Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol 26, Issue 4 301-306, Copyright © 1988 by Society for General Microbiology

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Differentiation of phase I and variant strains of Bordetella pertussis on Congo red media

R. Parton
Department of Microbiology, University of Glasgow, Bearsden.

The addition of Congo red, Trypan blue or haemin to the growth medium allowed the differentiation of phase-I and variant strains of Bordetella pertussis. Phase-I strains produced red (CR+), blue or dark brown colonies on a modified cyclodextrin solid medium containing Congo red, Trypan blue or haemin, respectively, whereas variant (Vir- and phase IV) strains grew as pale (CR-) colonies. Spontaneous CR- variants were isolated and characterised and had a phenotype like that of Vir- or phenotypically modulated, C-mode strains in that they did not produce the haemolysin, haemagglutinin(s), histamine-sensitising factor (pertussis toxin), heat-labile toxin and two major envelope polypeptides associated with phase-I strains. Two such variants had reduced virulence for mice. CR+ strains, when grown on a high nicotinic acid medium to induce modulation, gave CR- colonies. Thus the CR+ phenotype is a characteristic of phase-I B. pertussis and its expression appears to be controlled in a manner similar to that of other phase I-related factors. CR- variants of B. parapertussis and B. bronchiseptica were also deficient in these factors. Four isolates of B. avium were CR-.


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