Different effects of fibronectin on the phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci by murine peritoneal macrophages

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 851-861

  Shinji, Hitomi ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibronectin; Macrophage; Phagocytosis; Staphylococci

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032420365     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02361.x     Document Type: Article

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