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Smooth and rough lipopolysaccharide phenotypes of Brucella induce different intracellular trafficking and cytokine/chemokine release in human monocytes.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Dec 2003
Rittig Michael G, Kaufmann Andreas, Robins Adrian, Shaw Barry, Sprenger Hans, Gemsa Diethard, Foulongne Vincent, Rouot Bruno, Dornand Jacques
Abstract excerpt
Virulence of the intracellular pathogen Brucella for humans is mainly associated with its lipopolysaccharide (LPS) phenotype, with smooth LPS phenotypes generally being virulent and rough ones not. The reason for this association is not quite understood. We now demonstrate by flow cytometry, elec...
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