Host-pathogen interactions between Francisella tularensis and Drosophila melanogaster
Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent Gram-negative bacterium causing the zoonotic disease tularemia. Arthropod-borne transmission plays an important role in transferring the disease to humans. F. tularensis induces very low amounts of pro-inflammatory cytokines during infection, due to inhibi...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för klinisk mikrobiologi
2012
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-54604 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-432-4 |