Brucella abortus uses a stealthy strategy to avoid activation of the innate immune system during the onset of infection.
BACKGROUND: To unravel the strategy by which Brucella abortus establishes chronic infections, we explored its early interaction with innate immunity. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Brucella did not induce proinflammatory responses as demonstrated by the absence of leukocyte recruitment, humoral or...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1910614?pdf=render |