NLRP6-associated host microbiota composition impacts in the intestinal barrier to systemic dissemination of Brucella abortus.

• Main Authors: Marcella Rungue (Author), Victor Melo (Author), David Martins (Author), Priscila C Campos (Author), Gabriela Leles (Author), Izabela Galvão (Author), Viviani Mendes (Author), Mariana Aganetti (Author), Ágatha Pedersen (Author), Natan R G Assis (Author), Raiany Santos (Author), Geovanni D Cassali (Author), Ana Lúcia B Godard (Author), Flaviano S Martins (Author), Sergio C Oliveira (Author), Angélica T Vieira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Brucella abortus is a Gram-negative bacterium responsible for a worldwide zoonotic infection-Brucellosis, which has been associated with high morbidity rate in humans and severe economic losses in infected livestock. The natural route of infection is through oral and nasal mucosa but the invasion pr...