Publication Date:
2018-10-16
Description:
The olfactory epithelium as a port of entry in neonatal neurolisteriosis The olfactory epithelium as a port of entry in neonatal neurolisteriosis, Published online: 15 October 2018; doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06668-2 Listeria monocytogenes causes meningitis in newborns. Here, Pägelow et al. present a mouse model of neonatal cerebral listeriosis, and show that nasal inoculation, but not intragastric administration, leads to early brain infection in the absence of bacteraemia during the neonatal period.
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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