Immune responses to intracellular bacteria

Authors
Raupach, B Kaufmann, SHE
Citation
B. Raupach et She. Kaufmann, Immune responses to intracellular bacteria, CURR OP IM, 13(4), 2001, pp. 417-428
Citations number
76
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN journal
09527915 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
417 - 428
Database
ISI
SICI code
0952-7915(200108)13:4<417:IRTIB>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The multifaceted dialogue between intracellular bacteria and the mammalian host continues to be an exciting issue from both the scientific and public- health viewpoint. The recent year has witnessed some particularly impressiv e progress in knowledge about the two major culprits affecting the health o f mankind, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Salmonella typhi - the causative agents of tuberculosis and typhoid fever.