Correlation Between Pathogenicity of Shigella and Intraperitoneal Survival in Mice

AUTOR(ES)

Nakamura, Mitsuru

RESUMO

Phagocytosis of virulent and avirulent strains of Shigella and Escherichia coli in the mouse peritoneum was studied. A direct correlation between bacterial virulence and resistance to phagocytosis by peritoneal phagocytes was demonstrated. Virulent strains were less readily cleared and were able to multiply to a limited extent within the peritoneal cavity. An epimerase-deficient, rough mutant of S. flexneri 2a was highly susceptible to phagocytosis. Restoration of the cell wall structure in these mutants resulted in a significant increase in their resistance to phagocytosis. Susceptibility to phagocytosis in smooth S. flexneri was age-dependent. Cells from 16-hr cultures were more resistant to removal from the peritoneum than were cells from 48- and 72-hr cultures.

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