MyD88-dependent signaling contributes to host defense against ehrlichial infection.

The ehrlichiae are small gram-negative obligate intracellular bacteria in the family Anaplasmataceae. Ehrlichial infection in an accidental host may result in fatal diseases such as human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis, an emerging, tick-borne disease. Although the role of adaptive immune responses in...

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Main Authors: Young-Sang Koh, Jung-Eun Koo, Amlan Biswas, Koichi S Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2909256?pdf=render