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The Cri1 locus is the common genetic cause of susceptibility to Citrobacter rodentium infection in C3H and FVB mouse strains.
Gut microbes - 1 Jan 2000
Teatero Sarah Ann, Thomassin Jenny-Lee, Zhu Lei, Diez Eduardo, Malo Danielle, Gruenheid Samantha
Abstract excerpt
Citrobacter rodentium is a natural pathogen of mice that causes intestinal hyperplasia and colitis. Resistant strains such as C57BL/6J (B6) experience a self-limiting disease that peaks between one and two weeks post infection, followed by a clearing of the infection and complete recovery. However, the inbred mouse strains C3H/HeJ (C3), C3H/HeOuJ (C3Ou) and FVB/N (FVB) are highly susceptible to C. rodentium...
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