Human monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophage phagocytosis of serotype III group B streptococci strains

Current Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 64-68

  Peotta, Verônica A ^a   Gomes, Flávia L Ribeiro ^b   Arnholdt, Andréa C V ^b   Nagao, Prescilla E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MONOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MONOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RECEPTORS, IGG; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 0034973726     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002840010261     Document Type: Article

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