Dynamic changes in mucus thickness and ion secretion during Citrobacter rodentium infection and clearance.

Dynamic changes in mucus thickness and ion secretion during Citrobacter rodentium infection and clearance.

Citrobacter rodentium is an attaching and effacing pathogen used as a murine model for enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. The mucus layers are a complex matrix of molecules, and mucus swelling, hydration and permeability are affected by many factors, including ion composition. Here, we used the C. r...

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Main Authors: Jenny K Gustafsson, Nazanin Navabi, Ana M Rodriguez-Piñeiro, Ala H A Alomran, Pushpa Premaratne, Harvey R Fernandez, Debashish Banerjee, Henrik Sjövall, Gunnar C Hansson, Sara K Lindén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3875541?pdf=render

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