| Literature DB >> 16861681 |
Séverine Genot1, Andreas Stein, Hubert Lepidi, Melanie Ihrig, Didier Raoult, Jean-Louis Mege.
Abstract
We developed an animal model reproducing several aspects of Whipple's disease. Immunocompetent mice were persistently infected with Tropheryma whipplei, its etiological agent, and developed liver granulomas. SCID mice were infected similarly but did not develop tissue lesions. The delayed clearance of T. whipplei suggests a protective role for innate immunity.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16861681 PMCID: PMC1539611 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00283-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441