NOVEL APPROACH FOR EVALUATION OF BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS PROTECTIVE ROLE AGAINST BARTONELLA HENSELAE LIVER DAMAGE IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED MURINE MODEL

Bartonella henselae is a gram-negative facultative intracellular bacterium and is the causative agent of cat scratch disease. Our previous data have established that Bacteroides fragilis colonization is able to prevent B. henselae damages through the polysaccharide A (PSA) in an experimental murine...

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Main Authors: Chiara Pagliuca, Annunziata Gaetana Cicatiello, Roberta Colicchio, Adelaide Greco, Raimondo Cerciello, Luigi Auletta, Sandra Albanese, Elena Scaglione, Caterina Pagliarulo, Gabiria Pastore, Gelsomina Mansueto, Arturo Brunetti, Bice Avallone, Paola Salvatore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
PSA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01750/full