A <it>galU </it>mutant of <it>francisella tularensis </it>is attenuated for virulence in a murine pulmonary model of tularemia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A number of studies have revealed that <it>Francisella tularensis </it>(FT) suppresses innate immune responses such as chemokine/cytokine production and neutrophil recruitment in the lungs following pulmonary infection vi...

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Main Authors: Re Fabio, Bina James E, Bina Xiaowen R, Fitzpatrick Elizabeth A, Parvathareddy Jyothi, Jayakar Himangi R, Emery Felicia D, Miller Mark A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/179