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
Noah Mishkin, Sebastian E. Carrasco, Michael B Palillo, Panagiota Momtsios, Cheryl L Woods, Kenneth S Henderson, Ana Leda F. Longhini, Chelsea Otis, Rui Gardner, Ann Mary Joseph, Gregory F. Sonnenberg, Jack A Palillo, Rodolfo J Ricart Arbona, Neil 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.
Comparative Medicine · Nov 19, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology