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Epithelial cell invasion and survival of Bordetella bronchiseptica.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 1994
Schipper H, Krohne G F, Gross R
Abstract excerpt
Wild-type Bordetella bronchiseptica and a bvg mutant strain were used for invasion and survival experiments in human Caco-2 and A549 epithelial cells. Both bacterial strains were able to enter and persist within the host cells for at least a week. A significant proportion of the bacteria from both B. bronchiseptica strains but not from Bordetella pertussis were found free in the cytoplasm, suggesting different...
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