Studies on the influence of ozone on complement-mediated killing of bacteria.
The role of ozone in the susceptibility of clinical isolates of Acinetobacter anitratus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to serum was investigated. It was found that ozone-treated cells were more susceptible to complement-mediated killing serum. These results suggest that ozone damage or change of cell membrane leads to a more rapid penetration of the membrane attack complex of complement.
Doroszkiewicz
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Institute of Microbiology, Wrocław University, Poland.
Sikorska
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Jankowski
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D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D002417:Cattle; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D010126:Ozone / Q000633:toxicity*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000276:immunology
D010126:Ozone; D003165:Complement System Proteins