Open AccessAn <em>in vitro</em> enterocyte cell-like model to study Group B streptococci internalization
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Valerio De Gaetano,
Germana Lentini,
Roberta Galbo,
Francesco Coppolino,
Agata Famà,
Giuseppe Teti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biomedical science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2531-9892
DOI - 10.4081/bse.2021.167
Subject(s) - internalization , streptococcus agalactiae , enterocyte , in vitro , virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcus , biology , cell , bacteria , genetics , gene , small intestine , biochemistry
We used a 2D in vitro growth model of Caco2 cells to study invasion of Streptococcus agalactiae. This model can be useful for evaluating the virulence of the most relevant enteric pathogens.