Novel murine infection models provide deep insights into the "ménage à trois" of Campylobacter jejuni, microbiota and host innate immunity.

BACKGROUND: Although Campylobacter jejuni-infections have a high prevalence worldwide and represent a significant socioeconomic burden, it is still not well understood how C. jejuni causes intestinal inflammation. Detailed investigation of C. jejuni-mediated intestinal immunopathology is hampered by...

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Main Authors: Stefan Bereswill, André Fischer, Rita Plickert, Lea-Maxie Haag, Bettina Otto, Anja A Kühl, Javid I Dasti, Andreas E Zautner, Melba Muñoz, Christoph Loddenkemper, Uwe Gross, Ulf B Göbel, Markus M Heimesaat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3115961?pdf=render