Immunomodulatory effects of Streptococcus suis capsule type on human dendritic cell responses, phagocytosis and intracellular survival.

Streptococcus suis is a major porcine pathogen of significant commercial importance worldwide and an emerging zoonotic pathogen of humans. Given the important sentinel role of mucosal dendritic cells and their importance in induction of T cell responses we investigated the effect of different S. sui...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Marjolein Meijerink, Maria Laura Ferrando, Geraldine Lammers, Nico Taverne, Hilde E Smith, Jerry M Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3338795?pdf=render