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Macrophage chemiluminescence induced by interaction with transparent and opaque colonial variants of Mycobacterium intracellulare.
Journal of general microbiology - 1 Dec 1993
Tomioka H, Saito H
Abstract excerpt
Macrophage (M phi) chemiluminescence (CL) induced by interaction with the two types of colonial variants of Mycobacterium intracellulare was studied. A smooth, opaque and dome-shaped (SmD) colonial variant triggered more intense M phi CL than did a smooth, transparent and flat colonial variant (SmT). M phi CL-inducing activity of the SmD variant was reduced by heating or by treatments with either Pronase P, some...
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