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A mouse model for the human pathogen Salmonella typhi.
Cell host & microbe - 21 Oct 2010
Song Jeongmin, Willinger Tim, Rongvaux Anthony, Eynon Elizabeth E, Stevens Sean, Manz Markus G, Flavell Richard A, Galán Jorge E
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) causes typhoid fever, a life-threatening human disease. The lack of animal models due to S. Typhi's strict human host specificity has hindered its study and vaccine development. We find that immunodeficient Rag2(-/-) γc(-/-) mice engrafted with human fetal liver hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells are able to support S. Typhi replication and persistent infection....
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