The systemic immune state of super-shedder mice is characterized by a unique neutrophil-dependent blunting of TH1 responses.
Host-to-host transmission of a pathogen ensures its successful propagation and maintenance within a host population. A striking feature of disease transmission is the heterogeneity in host infectiousness. It has been proposed that within a host population, 20% of the infected hosts, termed super-she...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1003408&type=printable |
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