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. 1977 Feb;53(1):31-9.
doi: 10.1136/sti.53.1.31.

Scanning electron microscopical examination of gonococcal urethral exudate

R D Klein, I L Roth, H S McCullough Jr

Scanning electron microscopical examination of gonococcal urethral exudate

R D Klein et al. Br J Vener Dis. 1977 Feb.

Abstract

The relationship of gonococci and phagocytes in gonococcal urethral exudate was examined using a scanning electron microscope. Several stages in the phagocytic process were evident. These included pseudopodias, microvilli, and simple attachment of gonococci to phagocytic surfaces. Epithelial cells, also a part of the exudate, were examined in this study. Parallels are drawn between this and other phagocytic systems. The technique provides excellent preservation of phagocyte-bacterial interrelationships and offers a means of investigating the nature of the resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to phagocytosis.

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