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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Main Author: Kinkead, Lauren Cornick
Other Authors: Allen, Lee-Ann H.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 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