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Different invasion phenotypes of Campylobacter isolates in Caco-2 cell monolayers.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 May 1999
Harvey Philippa, Battle Thierry, Leach Steve
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of campylobacter enteritis is not well understood, but invasion into and translocation across intestinal epithelial cells may be involved in the disease process, as demonstrated for a number of other enteric pathogens. However, the mechanisms involved in these processes are not clearly defined for campylobacters. In this study, isolates were compared quantitatively in established assays with the...
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