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The lipopolysaccharide core of Brucella abortus acts as a shield against innate immunity recognition
(PLoS Pathogens, 2012-05-10)
Innate immunity recognizes bacterial molecules bearing pathogen-associated molecular patterns to launch inflammatory responses leading to the activation of adaptive immunity. However, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of the ...
Brucella ceti infection in dolphins from the Western Mediterranean sea
(Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2012)
Background: Brucella ceti infections have been increasingly reported in cetaceans. Brucellosis in these animals is associated with meningoencephalitis, abortion, discospondylitis', subcutaneous abscesses, endometritis and ...