Chlamydia muridarum Causes Persistent Subclinical Infection and Elicits Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses in C57BL/6J, BALB/cJ and J:ARC(S) Mice Following Exposure to Shedding Mice
N. Mishkin, S. E. Carrasco, M. B. Palillo, P. Momtsios, C. Woods, K. S. Henderson, A. L. F. Longhini, C. Otis, R. Gardner, A. M. Joseph, G. F. Sonnenberg, J. Palillo, R. J. Ricart Arbona, N. S. Lipman
This study shows that C57BL/6J, BALB/cJ, and J:ARC(S) mice develop persistent subclinical Chlamydia muridarum infections with immune responses, suggesting the need to exclude Cm from mouse colonies used in GI disease research.
bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2024Microbiology