Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei stimulate differential inflammatory responses from human alveolar type II cells (ATII) and macrophages.
Alveolar type II pneumocytes (ATII) and alveolar macrophages (AM) play a crucial role in the lung’s innate immune response. Burkholderia pseudomallei (BP) and Burkholderia mallei (BM) are facultative Gram-negative bacilli that cause melioidosis and glanders, respectively. The inhalation of these p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00165/full |