CD1 molecules are glycoproteins that present lipids and glycolipids for recognition by T cells. CD1-dependent immune activation has been implicated in a wide range of immune responses, however, our un
Humanized NOG-EXL (huNOG-EXL) mice control P. murina infection significantly better than control NOG-EXL mice, as evidenced by markedly decrased lung fungal burdens at both 3 and 6 weeks post-infectio
We report the isolation and propagation of human papillomavirus type 16, the main agent of cervical cancer, using human foreskin fragments implanted in severe combined immunodeficiency mice. The infec
Human CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) are a standard source of cells for clinical HSC transplantations as well as experimental xenotransplantation to generate “humanized mice”. T
Adult germ-free C57BL/6 mice were colonized with fecal microbiota derived from a healthy human donor. At days 1, 7 and 21 post-colonization, DNA from mouse feces was collected, the V3 region of the 16
