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Published on: January 13, 2016
Immune responses to intracellular bacteria
1Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology, Department of Immunology, Schumannstrasse 21-22, 10117, Berlin, Germany. Raupach@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
Abstract:
The multifaceted dialogue between intracellular bacteria and the mammalian host continues to be an exciting issue from both the scientific and public-health viewpoint. The recent year has witnessed some particularly impressive progress in knowledge about the two major culprits affecting the health of mankind, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Salmonella typhi - the causative agents of tuberculosis and typhoid fever.
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