Effect of Bacteroides fragilis on the peritoneal clearance of Escherichia coli in mice.
A report that Bacteroides fragilis inhibited the killing of facultative anaerobes by human leukocytes in vitro prompted us to look for such inhibition in the peritoneal cavities of mice. No evidence that this phenomenon was operative could be found.
D000818:Animals; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis; D004926:Escherichia coli; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000502:physiology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013997:Time Factors