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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: David Baldwin
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-3567 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Baldwin David N DN Vanchinathan Veena V Brown Patrick O PO Theriot Julie A JA
Genome biology 20021223 1
<h4>Background</h4>Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive, facultative, intracellular bacterial pathogen found in soil, which occasionally causes serious food-borne disease in humans. The outcome of an infection is dependent on the state of the infected individual's immune system, neutrophils being key players in clearing the microorganism from the body. The first line of host defense, however, is the intestinal epithelium.<h4>Results</h4>We have examined the transcriptional response of cultu ...[more]