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Chemotactic factor(s) ofNeisseria gonorrhoeae

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When grown in defined media, 15 of 21 laboratory and clinical strains ofNeisseria gonorrhoeae produced one or more factors (cytotaxins) chemotactic for human polymorphonuclear leukocytes obtained from normal individuals. Production of the cytotaxin(s) depended upon the media in which the bacteria were grown and the growth phase of the cultures, as well as upon the strain of gonococcus.

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  1. Cellular Analytical Laboratory, Johnson Space Center-NASA, 77058, Houston, Texas, USA

    Ann N. James

  2. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, 77030, Houston, Texas, USA

    Robert P. Williams

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James, A.N., Williams, R.P. Chemotactic factor(s) ofNeisseria gonorrhoeae . Current Microbiology 1, 341–343 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02621366

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