Abstract
The interaction between human neutrophils and the Gram negative gastrointestinal pathogen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis was investigated in vitro. Despite the wealth of data describing how Yersinia can affect the function of neutrophils, there are no published studies describing if neutrophil cells can affect the viability of Y. pseudotuberculosis. The wild-type IP32953 strain of Y. pseudotuberculosis was found to be resistant to killing by human neutrophils. Confocal examination and flow-cytometric analysis of this interaction revealed that bacteria were taken up.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 607-11 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Microbes and Infection |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2011 |
Keywords
- Endocytosis
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- Microbial Viability
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Neutrophils
- Yersinia pseudotuberculosis