Mycobacterium avium Invades the Intestinal Mucosa Primarily by Interacting with Enterocytes

Previous studies have demonstrated that Mycobacterium avium can invade intestinal epithelial cells both in vitro and in vivo. When given to mice orally, M. avium preferentially interacts with the intestinal mucosa at the terminal ileum. We evaluated the mechanism(s) of M. avium binding and invasion...

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Main Authors: Sangari, Felix J., Goodman, Joseph, Petrofsky, Mary, Kolonoski, Peter, Bermudez, Luiz E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2001
Subjects:
Bacterial Infections
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC98050/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11179321
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.69.3.1515-1520.2001
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