Persistent infection with virulent but not avirulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the lungs of mice causes progressive pathology

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-109

  Dunn, Pamela L ^a   North, R J ^a  

^a TRUDEAU INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029780028     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-45-2-103     Document Type: Article

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