The Reaction of Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Mouse Female Genital Tract to Chlamydial Infection-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Reaction of Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Mouse Female Genital Tract to Chlamydial Infection

Published:2021-10-15 Issue:11 Volume:89 Page:
ISSN:0019-9567
Container-title:Infection and Immunity
language:en
Short-container-title:Infect Immun

Author:

Barth Svenja¹,Kirschnek Susanne¹,Ortmann Noemi¹,Tanriver Yakup¹,Häcker Georg¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

2. BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Abstract

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) comprise five distinct subsets. ILCs are found at mucosal barriers and may fight invading pathogens. Chlamydia is an intracellular bacterium that infects the mucosa of the genital tract and can cause severe tissue damage.

Funder

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Immunology,Microbiology,Parasitology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/IAI.00800-20

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