%0 Journal Article %A Wood, Marion %T The Clotting of Rabbit Plasma by Group D Streptococci %D 1959 %J Microbiology, %V 21 %N 2 %P 385-388 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-21-2-385 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY: Some strains of Group D streptococci are capable of coagulating cit- rated rabbit plasma. This reaction is not due to citrate utilization but to a specific agent elaborated by the organisms; this agent is probably enzymic in nature. The addition of 5 units heparin/ml. to the citrated rabbit plasma inhibits coagulation by streptococci and makes the reaction more specific for staphylococci. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-21-2-385