Macrophage chemiluminescence induced by interaction with transparent and opaque colonial variants of Mycobacterium intracellulare.

doi:10.1099/00221287-139-12-3011

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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

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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 (S...

Topics

Animals
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Genetic Variation
In Vitro Techniques
Luminescent Measurements
Macrophages
Mice
Mice, Inbred C3H
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mycobacterium avium
Peptides
Phenotype
Respiratory Burst
Virulence

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