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Project

The mechanism of cortisol induced proliferation of Salmonella Typhimurium inside porcine macrophages
Code
3G008012
Duration
01 January 2012 → 31 December 2017
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Animal biology
    • Microbiology
    • Systems biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Veterinary medicine
    • Other veterinary sciences
    • Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Keywords
salmonella pigs stress
 
Project description

Stress induces recrudescence of Salmonella infections in pigs, which is correlated with cortisol induced increase of intracellular bacterial proliferation inside the porcine macrophages. In this project, the underpinning mechanism is determined.