Phagocytosis by macrophages of mycoplasma pneumoniae after opsonization by complement.

Infection and immunity ·Vol. 12 ·No. 3 ·1975-09-00 ·Pages 694-5

Bredt W

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae cells are not phagocytized by peritoneal macrophages without opsonization. They are taken up after treatment with complement or antibody.

MeSH Terms

Animals Ascitic Fluid/cytology Complement System Proteins Guinea Pigs Macrophages/immunology Mycoplasma Infections/immunology Opsonin Proteins Phagocytosis

Chemicals

Opsonin Proteins Complement System Proteins

Authors & Affiliations

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Bredt W

References (5)

5 references, click to expand

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Interaction of Mycoplasma arthritidis and other mycoplasmas with murine peritoneal macrophages.
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Opsonin-reversible resistance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae to in vitro phagocytosis by alveolar macrophages.
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Article Info

Journal

Infection and immunity

Abbr.

Infect Immun

ISSN

0019-9567

DOI

10.1128/iai.12.3.694-695.1975

Published

1975-09-00

Pages

694-5

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0246127

PMCID

PMC415341

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/iai.12.3.694-695.1975 PMC Full Text View journal details

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