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. 1986 Aug;132(8):2409-12.
doi: 10.1099/00221287-132-8-2409.

Phagocytosis of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli by peritoneal macrophages

E Banfi, M Cinco, G Zabucchi

Phagocytosis of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli by peritoneal macrophages

E Banfi et al. J Gen Microbiol. 1986 Aug.

Abstract

Guinea-pig resident peritoneal macrophages had no activity against freshly isolated Campylobacter jejuni, whilst C. coli was phagocytosed and killed. The number of bacteria killed by macrophages always exceeded the number of those ingested, suggesting an extracellular mechanism of killing.

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