A commensal Helicobacter sp. of the rodent intestinal flora activates TLR2 and NOD1 responses in epithelial cells.

Helicobacter spp. represent a proportionately small but significant component of the normal intestinal microflora of animal hosts. Several of these intestinal Helicobacter spp. are known to induce colitis in mouse models, yet the mechanisms by which these bacteria induce intestinal inflammation are...

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Main Authors: Nadia Chaouche-Drider, Maria Kaparakis, Abdulgader Karrar, Maria-Isabel Fernandez, Letitia A M Carneiro, Jérôme Viala, Ivo Gomperts Boneca, Anthony P Moran, Dana J Philpott, Richard L Ferrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2671595?pdf=render