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The germ-free pig model is shown to be useful for studying salmonellosis. The immune status of germ-free and infected gnotobiotic piglets is described. The regulatory role of cytokine is discused and compared with our experimental findings.
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Trebichavský, I., Schulze, J., Dlabač, V. et al. Salmonellosis: Lessons drawn from a germ-free pig model. Folia Microbiol 43, 697–701 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02816393
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