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Modification of immune response by coats of Myxococcus xanthus myxospores
Author(s) -
Ruiz Concepción,
RamosCormenzana Alberto
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.3620300916
Subject(s) - myxococcus xanthus , immune system , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , immunology , biochemistry , gene , mutant
Treatment with coats of M. xanthus myxospores produced a marked modificatory effect on humoral response, depending on the inoculation model. Also we observed that the percentage of adherent phagocytes and phagocytic index were enhanced after treatment. These results were similar to the effect obtained by M. xanthus myxospores. Data showed that the immune response modifier properties of M. xanthus myxospores are principally present in the coats.