Aggregation substance promotes adherence, phagocytosis, and intracellular survival of Enterococcus faecalis within human macrophages and suppresses respiratory burst

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 4900-4906

  Sussmuth, S D ^a   Muscholl Silberhorn, A ^a   Wirth, R ^a   Susa, M ^a   Marre, R ^a   Rozdzinski, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SURVIVAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ANTIGENS, CD18; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BINDING SITES; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGE-1 ANTIGEN; MACROPHAGES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RESPIRATORY BURST; SEX ATTRACTANTS;

EID: 0033849733     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.9.4900-4906.2000     Document Type: Article

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