Innate immune recognition and inflammasome activation in Listeria monocytogenes infection

Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular, Gram-positive bacterium that can cause life-threatening illness especially in immunocompromised individuals and newborns. The pathogen propagates within the cytosol of various host cells after escaping from the phagosomal compartment depending on the cytol...

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Main Authors: Julia eEitel, Norbert eSuttorp, Bastian eOpitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2010.00149/full