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August 2012

Alternatively activated macrophages regulate immune responses in the granulomas around S. mansoni eggs. These cells are an important source of retinoic acid and enhance the differentiation of Foxp3+ T cell differentiation (see Broadhurst et al., doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002883). By intravital confocal imaging, autofluorescent eggs are observed in red, hepatocyte nuclei in blue, and CX3CR1+ macrophages in green.

Image Credit: Natasha M. Girgis, New York University Langone Medical Center.

Opinion

Routine Use of Microbial Whole Genome Sequencing in Diagnostic and Public Health Microbiology

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Pearls

Bacterial Cell Surface Heterogeneity: A Pathogen's Disguise

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Fungi and the Rise of Mammals

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Host Defense and Tolerance: Unique Challenges in the Placenta

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Phagocyte Responses to Protozoan Infection and How Toxoplasma gondii Meets the Challenge

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Review

Invariant NKT Cells: Regulation and Function during Viral Infection

Jennifer A. Juno, Yoav Keynan, Keith R. Fowke

Research Articles

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