Cell vacuolation induced by Haemophilus influenzae supernatants in HEp-2 cells

Haemophilus influenzae belongs to respiratory tract microbiota. We observed vacuoles formation in previous studies with H. influenzae culture supernatants, so in this work we characterised that cytotoxic effect. We observed an abundant production of acidic cytoplasmic vacuoles due to the presence of...

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Main Authors: Maria del Rosario Espinoza-Mellado, Edgar Oliver Lopez-Villegas, Ramon I Arteaga-Garibay, Silvia Giono-Cerezo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000801074&lng=en&tlng=en