Coinoculation with Hartmannella vermiformis enhances replicative Legionella pneumophila lung infection in a murine model of Legionnaires' disease

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2449-2456

  Brieland, Joan ^a   McClain, Mark ^a   Heath, Lisa ^a   Chrisp, Clarence ^a   Huffnagle, Gary ^a   Legendre, Maureen ^a   Hurley, Mary ^a   Fantone, Joseph ^a   Engleberg, Cary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMOEBA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG INFECTION; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCODINA; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 0029992963     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.7.2449-2456.1996     Document Type: Article

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