Translocation of strictly anaerobic bacteria from the intestinal tract to the mesenteric lymph nodes in gnotobiotic rodents.
Viable cells of some strictly anaerobic strains belonging to Bacteroides, Clostridium and Fusobacterium genera were present in mesenteric lymph nodes of gnotobiotic rodents harbouring these strains. Various parameters were found to affect the incidence of translocation, including the caecal population level, the length of association with the host and the nature of the strains and host.
D000818:Animals; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000502:physiology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008643:Mesentery; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D012377:Rodentia / Q000382:microbiology*