Activation of the alternative complement pathway by blood culture isolates of Bacteroides fragilis

K. A. Joiner; A. Hawiger; J. A. Gelfand

doi:10.1128/iai.34.1.303-305.1981

Activation of the alternative complement pathway by blood culture isolates of Bacteroides fragilis

K. A. Joiner, A. Hawiger, J. A. Gelfand

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Blood culture isolates of Bacteroides caused depletion of alternative complement pathway hemolytic activity, but no fall in C4 titers, when incubated in vitro with normal serum or serum containing 0.002 M MgCl₂ and 0.008 M ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N-tetraacetic acid.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	303-305
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection and Immunity
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.34.1.303-305.1981
State	Published - 1981
Externally published	Yes

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Parasitology
Microbiology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases

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Activation of the alternative complement pathway by blood culture isolates of Bacteroides fragilis

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