Brucella spp noncanonical LPS: structure, biosynthesis, and interaction with host immune system

Brucella spp. are facultative intracellular pathogens that have the ability to survive and multiply in professional and non-professional phagocytes, and cause abortion in domestic animals and undulant fever in humans. Several species are recognized within the genus Brucella and this classification i...

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Main Authors: Cardoso, Patrícia Gomes, Macedo, Gilson Costa, Azevedo, Vasco, Oliveira, Sergio Costa
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1435926/