A modified scoring system to describe gross pathology in the rabbit model of tuberculosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The rabbit model is an ideal means to study the pathogenesis of tuberculosis due to its semblance to the disease in humans. We have previously described the results using a bronchoscopic route of infection with live bacilli as a reli...

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Main Authors: Osborne Jonathan, Nedeltchev Gueno G, Jassal Mandeep S, Bishai William R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/49