Heat shock cognate protein 70 contributes to <it>Brucella </it>invasion into trophoblast giant cells that cause infectious abortion

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The cell tropism of <it>Brucella abortus</it>, a causative agent of brucellosis and facultative intracellular pathogen, in the placenta is thought to be a key event of infectious abortion, although the molecular mechanism...

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Main Authors: Furuoka Hidefumi, Tanaka Satoshi, Tachibana Masato, Watanabe Kenta, Horiuchi Motohiro, Suzuki Hiroshi, Watarai Masahisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/212