Morphology of segmented filamentous bacteria and their patterns of contact with the follicle-associated epithelium of the mouse terminal ileum implications for the relationship with the immune system

Gut Microbes

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Caselli, Michele ^a,f   Holton, John ^b   Boldrini, Paola ^c   Vaira, Dino ^d   Calò, Girolamo ^e  

^a School of Gastroenterology   (Italy)

^b Center of Electron Microscopy   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Follicular epithelium; Immune system; Segmented filamentous bacteria; Terminal ileum; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANDIDATUS ARTHROMITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTESTINE FLORA; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEGMENTED FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ILEUM; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MICROBIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CANDIDATUS ARTHROMITUS; CANDIDATUS ARTHROMITUS SP. SFB-MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; ENDOCYTOSIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; ILEUM; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79251492012     PISSN: 19490976     EISSN: 19490984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/gmic.1.6.14390     Document Type: Review

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