Article
Induction of protective CD8+ T lymphocytes by an attenuated Listeria monocytogenes actA mutant.
International immunology - 1 Dec 1992
Goossens P L, Milon G
Abstract excerpt
We tested the ability of an attenuated actA mutant of Listeria monocytogenes to induce protective immunity in mice. This mutant can enter and multiply in the cytosol of the infected host cell, but is deficient in actin-dependent cell-to-cell spread. It was found to be of attenuated virulence for inbred C3H mice: the LD50 after i.v. injection was 1000-fold higher than that of the wild-type strain. Mutant bacteria...
Topics
- Animals
- CD8 Antigens
- Genes, Bacterial
- Immunity
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Liver
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mutation
- Spleen
- T-Lymphocytes
