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Comparative Study
. 1999 Mar;6(2):276-8.
doi: 10.1128/CDLI.6.2.276-278.1999.

Phagocytosis of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

M J Albert  1 , F Qadri, N A Bhuiyan, S M Ahmad, M Ansaruzzaman, A Weintraub
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Comparative Study

Phagocytosis of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

M J Albert et al. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 1999 Mar.

Abstract

Capsulated bacteria exhibit serum (complement) resistance and resistance to phagocytosis, which result in disseminated infections. Vibrio cholerae O139 strains possess a thin capsule and have been found to be partially serum resistant in a previous study. In the present study, compared to a standard capsulated Klebsiella pneumoniae strain, which showed total resistance to killing by phagocytosis, V. cholerae O139 strains were shown to be only partially resistant, with most strains showing <40% survival. These findings may explain the relative rarity of V. cholerae O139 bacteremia in cholera caused by this organism.

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