Innate immune responses of pulmonary epithelial cells to Burkholderia pseudomallei infection.
BACKGROUND:Burkholderia pseudomallei, a facultative intracellular pathogen, causes systemic infection in humans with high mortality especially when infection occurs through an infectious aerosol. Previous studies indicated that the epithelial cells in the lung are an active participant in host immun...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2751829?pdf=render |