Tropheryma whippleiGlycosylation in the Pathophysiologic Profile of Whipple’s Disease
Author(s) -
C Bonhomme,
Patricia Renesto,
Benoît Desnues,
Éric Ghigo,
Hubert Lépidi,
Patrick Fourquet,
Florence Fenollar,
Bernard Henrissat,
JeanLouis Mège,
Didier Raoult
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/597277
Subject(s) - tropheryma whipplei , whipple's disease , whipple disease , pathophysiology , glycosylation , immunology , disease , immune system , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pathology , genetics , coeliac disease , intestinal malabsorption
Tropheryma whipplei is a bacterium commonly found in people with Whipple's disease, a rare systemic chronic infection. In the present study, we hypothesized that bacterium glycosylation may impair the immune response.
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