ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
SPIC-dependent erythrophagocytic macrophages drive granuloma formation and pathogen persistence during intracellular bacterial infection
Aaron Fountain, Weixian Lin, Max Lain…·Trung H.M. Pham
The paper identifies SPIC-dependent VCAM1+ macrophages as drivers of granuloma formation and bacterial persistence during Salmonella infection.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.24.727563