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Immunology and Infection

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Humanized Mouse Model to Study Bacterial Infections Targeting the Microvasculature
 

Humanized Mouse Model to Study Bacterial Infections Targeting the Microvasculature

Article DOI: 10.3791/51134 11:40 min
April 1st, 2014

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Summary April 1st, 2014

Neisseria meningitidis is a human specific pathogen that infects blood vessels. In this protocol human microvessels are introduced into a mouse by grafting human skin onto immunocompromised mice. Bacteria adhere extensively to the human vessels, leading to vascular damage and development of the purpuric rash typically observed in human cases.

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