[Determination of the bactericidal activity of peritoneal macrophages: a new method (author's transl)]

A new method to estimate the bactericidal activity of peritoneal macrophages is described. This method allows to calculate with great accuracy the number of phagocytised bacteria per macrophage. In serial experiments different degrees of activation of macrophages in respect to their bactericidal activity against listeria monocytogenes has been shown.