Can hemolytic streptococci be considered "forefathers" of modern phagocytes? Both cell types freely migrate in tissues and destroy host cells by a "synergistic cross-talk" among their secreted agonists.
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Department of Oral Biology, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology; D016877:Oxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000502:physiology*; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000378:metabolism
D016877:Oxidants; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D015262:Xenobiotics