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THE EFFECT OF A TISSUE ENZYME UPON PNEUMOCOCCI

Polymorphonuclear leucocytes contain an enzyme which destroys the basophilic character of beat-killed pneumococci (R and S variants) and inactivates the type specific polysaccharide antigen of encapsulated cells. The same enzyme, however, fails to cause a disintegration of the bacterial cells, or to...

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Autores principales: Dubos, René J., MacLeod, C. M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1938
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2133632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19870755