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The Citrobacter rodentium Mouse Model: Studying Pathogen and Host Contributions to Infectious Colitis
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The Citrobacter rodentium Mouse Model: Studying Pathogen and Host Contributions to Infectious Colitis
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February 19, 2013
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Citrobacter rodentium infection provides a valuable model to study enteric bacterial infections as well as host immune responses and colitis in mice. This protocol outlines the measurement of barrier integrity, pathogen load and histological damage allowing for the thorough characterization of pathogen and host contributions to murine infectious colitis.
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Bhinder, G., Sham, H. P., Chan, J. M., Morampudi, V., Jacobson, K., Vallance, B. A. The Citrobacter rodentium Mouse Model: Studying Pathogen and Host Contributions to Infectious Colitis. J. Vis. Exp. (72), e50222, doi:10.3791/50222 (2013).
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