Enterococcus faecalis bearing aggregation substance is resistant to killing by human neutrophils despite phagocytosis and neutrophil activation

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 6067-6075

  Rakita, Robert M ^a,b   Vanek, Natalie N ^a   Jacques Palaz, Karen ^a   Mee, Mee ^a   Mariscalco, M Michele ^c   Dunny, Gary M ^d   Snuggs, Mark ^a   Van Winkle, W Barry ^a   Simon, Scott I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERNALIZATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0032709095     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.11.6067-6075.1999     Document Type: Article

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