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Interaction of pathogenic bacteria with rabbit appendix M cells: bacterial motility is a key feature in vivo.
Microbes and infection - 1 May 2004
Marchetti Marta, Sirard Jean Claude, Sansonetti Philippe, Pringault Eric, Kernéis Sophie
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Rabbit appendix consists mainly of lymphoid follicles (LF) covered by M cells, the specialized antigen-sampling cells of the mucosal immune system, and surrounded by glandular epithelium. Until now, these M cells have been characterized morphologically and histologically by using cellular markers. Here, the adhesion and transport of pathogenic bacteria were investigated to assess the function of M cells of the...
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