Debridement increases survival in a mouse model of subcutaneous anthrax.

Anthrax is caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis, a spore-forming gram-positive bacterium. A major virulence factor for B. anthracis is an immunomodulatory tripartite exotoxin that has been reported to alter immune cell chemotaxis and activation. It has been proposed that B. anthracis infectio...

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Main Authors: Zachary P Weiner, Anne E Boyer, Maribel Gallegos-Candela, Amber N Cardani, John R Barr, Ian J Glomski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3290625?pdf=render