Invertebrates as animal models for Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis: A window into host-pathogen interaction

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-323

  García Lara, Jorge ^a   Needham, Andrew J ^a   Foster, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal models; Bacterial pathogenesis; Caenorhabditis elegans; Drosophila melanogaster; Innate immunity; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SILKWORM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 13644265546     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.11.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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