Phagocytosis of bacterial strains isolated from acute dentoalveolar abscess

Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology Department of Oral Surgery, University of Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ Received August 5, 1992 Accepted August 10, 1992 The phagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear leucocytes of 37 bacterial strains identified as...

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Published in:	Journal of medical microbiology Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 151 - 154
Main Authors:	Lewis, M. A. O, Milligan, S. G, Macfarlane, T. W, Carmichael, F. A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Reading Soc General Microbiol 01-02-1993 Society for General Microbiology
Subjects:	Acute Disease Adult Bacteria - immunology Bacterial Capsules - immunology Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Fusobacterium nucleatum Humans Microbiology Neutrophils - immunology Opsonin Proteins - immunology Pathogenicity, virulence, toxins, bacteriocins, pyrogens, host-bacteria relations, miscellaneous strains Periapical Abscess - immunology Periapical Abscess - microbiology Phagocytosis Prevotella intermedia Streptococcus milleri Human Stomatology Abscess Dental disease Granulocyte In vitro Bacteroidaceae Microorganism capsule Streptococcaceae Fusobacterium nucleatum Anaerobe Prevotella oralis Bacteria Micrococcales Neutrophil Clinical isolate Comparative study Phagocytosis
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Summary:	Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology Department of Oral Surgery, University of Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ Received August 5, 1992 Accepted August 10, 1992 The phagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear leucocytes of 37 bacterial strains identified as Streptococcus milleri (10 strains), strictly anaerobic gram-positive cocci (10) Prevotella intermedia (6), Pr. oralis (5) and Fusobacterium nucleatum (6) was investigated in vitro . The ingestion of S. milleri and strictly anaerobic gram-positive cocci was significantly greater (p<0.001) than that of strains of Prevotella spp. and F. nucleatum . The degree of uptake of capsulate and non-capsulate strains did not differ. * Present address: Department of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XY.
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ISSN:	0022-2615 1473-5644
DOI:	10.1099/00222615-38-2-151