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Impact of Usp18 and IFN signaling in Salmonella-induced typhlitis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Oct 2011
Richer E, Yuki K E, Dauphinee S M, Larivière L, Paquet M, Malo D
Abstract excerpt
In humans, Salmonella infection causes two major clinical diseases, typhoid fever and a self-limiting gastro-enteritidis. Salmonella transmission occurs by the fecal-oral route and the interactions between the bacteria and the digestive tract epithelium are central to the outcome of the infection. Using a mouse model of typhoid fever, we previously identified a mutation in USP18 affecting type I interferon (IFN)...
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