The ability of group A streptococci killed by heat or mercury arc irradiation to resist ingestion by phagocytes
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- DOI: 10.1084/jem.103.1.15
The ability of group A streptococci killed by heat or mercury arc irradiation to resist ingestion by phagocytes
Abstract
Living group A streptococci which resist ingestion by human neutrophils in an in vitro test still do so after they have been killed by exposure to heat or to mercury are irradiation.