title: [The modification of phagocytosis by different K1 capsule preparations of Escherichia coli].
abstract: The influence of two different types of Escherichia coli K1 capsule preparation on the phagosytosis of an E. coli laboratory strain (LN 28) by polymorphnuclear leucocytes (PMNL) is described. Capsule material of E. coli 0.18 and 0.83 was prepared a) from the culture supernatant and b) from a bacterial pellet fraction. When capsule material from the pellet was added to opsonin, before mixing the laboratory strain with the PMNL, it decreased the rate of phagocytosis, compared with untreated opsonin. The preparation from the supernatant of capsule showed no alteration of phagocytosic rate or capacity. These results are explained by the different chemical compositions of the preparations.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Bereich Medizin (Charité) der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, DDR.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sokolowska-Köhler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bollmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Starke
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Presber
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D016667:Bacterial Capsules; D004926:Escherichia coli; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; C036962:capsular polysaccharide K1
vernacular_title: Beeinflussung der Phagocytose durch verschiedene K1-Kapselpräparationen von Escherichia coli.