@article {Vel86, author = {W A Vel and F Namavar and A M Verweij-van Vught and A N Pubben and D M MacLaren}, title = {Killing of Escherichia coli by human polymorphonuclear leucocytes in the presence of Bacteroides fragilis.}, volume = {38}, number = {1}, pages = {86--91}, year = {1985}, doi = {10.1136/jcp.38.1.86}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group}, abstract = {The inhibitory effect of Bacteroides fragilis on the in vitro killing of Escherichia coli by polymorphonuclear leucocytes was studied with two pairs of E coli and B fragilis isolated from human wound infections. Both B fragilis strains behaved similarly: they inhibited the killing of one E coli strain, while the killing of the other E coli strain was not affected. The different behaviour of the two E coli strains depended on their need for fresh serum in the killing by the polymorphonuclear leucocytes. The inhibitory effect of the B fragilis strains could be completely accounted for by their effect on complement.}, issn = {0021-9746}, URL = {https://jcp.bmj.com/content/38/1/86}, eprint = {https://jcp.bmj.com/content/38/1/86.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Clinical Pathology} }