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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-08-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/179 |