Research Institute for Plague Control, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
In this review a short description of the methods for the activation of the complement system and data on the role of different structures of lipopolysaccharide of Gram negative bacteria in this process are presented. Variants of complement-induced bacteriolysis are considered. Special attention is given to cholera infection and the role of Vibrio cholerae O139 polysaccharide in interaction with the complement.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2004, No. 5, P. 114—118