Growth of recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra in mouse macrophages

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 80-83

  Falcone, V ^a   Collins, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Virulence macrophages

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030788285     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1997.4201314.x     Document Type: Article

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