The behaviour of both Listeria monocytogenes and rat ciliated ependymal cells is altered during their co-culture.

Ciliated ependymal cells line the cerebral ventricles and aqueducts separating the infected CSF from the brain parenchyma in meningitis.Investigation of the interaction of Listeria monocytogenes with cultured rat brain ependymal cells showed that certain strains reduced the beat frequency of the cil...

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Main Authors: Mina J Fadaee-Shohada, Robert A Hirst, Andrew Rutman, Ian S Roberts, Chris O'Callaghan, Peter W Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2864257?pdf=render