Of mice and men: Interaction of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains with murine and human phagocytes

Seven non-toxigenic C. diphtheriae strains and one toxigenic strain were analyzed with regard to their interaction with murine macrophages (BMM) and human THP-1 macrophage-like cells. Proliferation assays with BMM and THP-1 revealed similar intracellular CFUs for C. diphtheriae strains independent o...

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Main Authors: Dulanthi Weerasekera, Tamara Fastner, Roland Lang, Andreas Burkovski, Lisa Ott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2019.1614384

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