hemolytic

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relating to or involving or causing hemolysis

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hemolytic anemia Source: Internet

Species of Streptococcus are classified based on their hemolytic properties. citation Alpha-hemolytic species cause oxidization of iron in hemoglobin molecules within red blood cells, giving it a greenish color on blood agar. Source: Internet

However, weakly hemolytic group D beta-hemolytic streptococci and Listeria monocytogenes (which is actually a Gram-positive bacillus) should not be confused with nonhemolytic streptococci. Source: Internet

Table: Medically relevant streptococci (not all are alpha hemolytic) Alpha-hemolytic When alpha hemolysis (α-hemolysis) is present, the agar under the colony is dark and greenish. Source: Internet

This early investigative work on the benefits of vitamin E supplementation was the gateway to curing the vitamin E deficiency-caused hemolytic anemia described during the 1960s. Source: Internet

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