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A microbial strategy to multiply in macrophages: the pregnant pause.
Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) - 1 Mar 2002
Swanson Michele S, Fernandez-Moreira Esteban, Fernandez-Moreia Esteban
Abstract excerpt
Humans live in harmony with much of the microbial world, thanks to a sophisticated immune system. As the first line of defense, macrophages engulf, digest, and display foreign material, then recruit specialists to eliminate potential threats. Yet infiltrators exist: certain fungi, viruses, parasites, and bacteria thrive within sentinel macrophages. By scrutinizing the life styles of these shrewd microbes, we can...
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