title: Unraveling bacterial interactions with toll-like receptors.
abstract: Bacterial diversity, tight regulation of Toll-like receptor function, and the variation of cellular phenotypes dependent on the local microenvironment, are increasingly recognized as key factors in maintaining immune homeostasis. Here we discuss bacterial and host factors important for a balanced immune response during infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.vanputten@uu.nl
authors.forename: Jos P M
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: van Putten
authors.forename: Lieneke I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Bouwman
authors.forename: Marcel R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: de Zoete
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000940:Antigenic Variation; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors