Phagocytosis of mycobacteria by U937 cells: A rapid method for monitoring uptake and separating phagocytosed and free bacteria by magnetic beads

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 90-94

  Whyte, J ^a   Roberts, A D G ^a   Morley, K A ^a   Sharp, R J ^a   Marsh, P D ^a  

^a HPA Porton Down   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE;

CELL LINES; CULTURE MEDIUM; MAGNETIC BEADS; MONOCYTIC CELLS; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; PHAGOCYTIC CELLS; PHAGOCYTOSE; PHORBOL MYRISTATE ACETATES; RAPID METHOD; U937 CELL;

BACTERIA;

PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN U937; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAGNET; MONOCYTE; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034012837     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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