Legionnaires' Disease Bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) Multiplies Intracellularly in Human Monocytes
AUTOR(ES)
Horwitz, Marcus A.
RESUMO
We have studied the interaction between virulent egg yolk-grown Legionella pneumophila Philadelphia 1 and human blood monocytes in vitro. The leukocytes were cultured in antibiotic-free tissue culture medium supplemented with 15% autologous human serum.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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