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Georgios Nikitas

Researcher at French Institute of Health and Medical Research

Publications -  7
Citations -  1520

Georgios Nikitas is an academic researcher from French Institute of Health and Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Listeria monocytogenes & Virulence. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications receiving 1420 citations. Previous affiliations of Georgios Nikitas include World Health Organization & Pasteur Institute.

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Conjugated action of two species-specific invasion proteins for fetoplacental listeriosis

TL;DR: Using the gerbil, a natural host for L. monocytogenes, and a knock-in mouse line ubiquitously expressing humanized E-cadherin, the essential and interdependent roles of InlA and InlB in fetoplacental listeriosis are uncovered and the molecular mechanism underlying the ability of a microbe to target and cross the placental barrier is deciphered.
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Modeling human listeriosis in natural and genetically engineered animals

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present protocols for studying listeriosis in three complementary animal models: (i) the human E-cadherin (hEcad) transgenic mouse line, (ii) the knock-in E16P mouse line; and (iii) the gerbil, in which both InlA and InlB−Met species-specific interactions occur as in humans.