Phagocytosis of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli by peritoneal macrophages.
Guinea-pig resident peritoneal macrophages had no activity against freshly isolated Campylobacter jejuni, whilst C. coli was phagocytosed and killed. The number of bacteria killed by macrophages always exceeded the number of those ingested, suggesting an extracellular mechanism of killing.
D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000276:immunology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis