Billard E, Cazevieille C, Dornand J, Gross A. High susceptibility of human dendritic cells to invasion by the intracellular pathogens Brucella suis, B. abortus, and B. melitensis.
Infect Immun 2006;
73:8418-24. [PMID:
16299342 PMCID:
PMC1307067 DOI:
10.1128/iai.73.12.8418-8424.2005]
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Abstract
Bacteria from the Brucella genus are able to survive and proliferate within macrophages. Because they are phylogenetically closely related to macrophages, myeloid dendritic cells (DCs) constitute potential targets for Brucella bacteria. Here we report that DCs display a great susceptibility to Brucella infection. Therefore, DCs might serve as a reservoir and be important for the development of Brucella bacteria within their host.
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