RADIOISOTOPE METHOD FOR DETECTING TELLURITE UPTAKE BY STAPHYLOCOCCAL CELLS

Abstract

Te content in staphylococcal cells was determined by activation analysis. Tellurite uptake took place primarily in the cytoplasm of the cell. Staphylococcal tellurite uptake, as determined by activation analysis, varied in different strains but could not be used as a means to differentiate species. Staphylococcal uptake could not be directly correlated with their ability to grow on TGA and produce observed differences in blackness of colonies.