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Segmented filamentous bacteria interact with intraepithelial mononuclear cells
David K Meyerholz1, Thomas J Stabel, Norman F Cheville
1Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA.
Infection and Immunity
|May 16, 2002
Abstract:
Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) are found in multiple species and play an important role in the development of mucosal immunity. The mechanism by which the bacteria interact with the immune system has not been well defined. We provide morphologic evidence of direct interaction between SFB and intraepithelial mononuclear cells.