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Reduced in vitro functional activity of human NRAMP1 (SLC11A1) allele that predisposes to increased risk of pediatric tuberculosis disease
Polymorphic variants within the human natural resistance-associated macrophage protein-1 (NRAMP1, also known as SLC11A1) gene have been shown to impact on susceptibility to tuberculosis in different human populat...
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The ability to bind to epithelial cells is an important determinant of virulence for many pathogenic bacteria. The interaction of enteropathogens with host cells of the intestinal epithelia can lead to either ...
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Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Salmonella Pathogenesis
“Salmonellae are among the most resourceful and successful of human pathogens, and as such have long beguiled microbiologists, epidemiologists, and clinicians” (RUBIN et al. 1977) . And they continue to do so! Ho...