Interrelationship between dendritic cell trafficking and Francisella tularensis dissemination following airway infection.

Francisella tularensis, the etiological agent of the inhalation tularemia, multiplies in a variety of cultured mammalian cells. Nevertheless, evidence for its in vivo intracellular residence is less conclusive. Dendritic cells (DC) that are adapted for engulfing bacteria and migration towards lympha...

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Main Authors: Erez Bar-Haim, Orit Gat, Gal Markel, Hila Cohen, Avigdor Shafferman, Baruch Velan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2582141?pdf=render