Bacteria as cell surface markers on normal and malignant mammalian cells

Zusammenfassung Bakterien haften an der Oberfläche kultivierter Säugetierzellen in charakteristischer Weise. An Krebszellen haften sie nicht nur am Vorderteil, sondern auch an der Zelloberfläche und in Kernnähe.

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I thank the Royal Society for some of the equipment used in this research, the Nuffield Foundation for the award of a fellowship, and Prof.I. M. Goodbody for facilities in the Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, while on sabbatical leave of absence from the University of Glasgow. I am also indebted toJ. B. Cowey, A. S. G. Curtis andD. R. Newth, of Glasgow University for their criticisms and advice, and to Miss E. Cray for assistance in the experiments.