Mechanisms of human neutrophil apoptosis inhibition by Francisella
Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative, facultative intracellular bacterium and the etiologic agent of the zoonosis tularemia. Inhalation of as few as 10 organisms can cause a severe pneumonic disease with a mortality rate reported to be around 30-60% in untreated cases. Due to its highly infecti...
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University of Iowa
2017
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Online Access: | https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5537 https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7017&context=etd |