Defense mechanisms of hepatocytes against Burkholderia pseudomallei

The gram-negative facultative intracellular rod Burkholderia pseudomallei causes melioidosis, an infectious disease with a wide range of clinical presentations. Among the observed visceral abscesses, the liver is commonly affected. However, neither this organotropism of B. pseudomallei nor local hep...

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Main Authors: Antje eBast, Imke Helle Elfriede Schmidt, Paul eBrauner, Bettina eBrix, Katrin eBreitbach, Ivo eSteinmetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00277/full