Route of Infection Determines the Impact of Type I Interferons on Innate Immunity to Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen which causes mild to life threatening disease in humans. Ingestion of contaminated food delivers the pathogen to the gastrointestinal tract, where it crosses the epithelial barrier and spreads to internal organs. Type I interferons (IFN-I) are produced...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Kernbauer, Verena Maier, Isabella Rauch, Mathias Müller, Thomas Decker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3686784?pdf=render