Institute of Cellular and Intracellular Symbiosis, Orenburg, Russia
The interaction of staphylococci, streptococci, meningococci, enterobacteria, leptospires and other microorganisms with red blood cells is considered. Three forms of the interaction of bacteria and red blood cells are discussed: adhesion, the influence of secretory factors on red blood cells, the action of pathogenic bacteria on hemoglobin. The applied aspects of the interaction of bacteria and red blood cells in the human body are presented in accordance with the results of clinical and laboratory studies.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2005, No. 4, P. 89—95