Pre-treatment with Concanavalin-A increases resistance of mice to peritoneal infection by Serratia marcescens

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-255

  Arraes, S M A A ^a   Gaziri, L C J ^b   Vidotto, M C ^b   Saridakis, H O ^b   Felipe, I ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL AND RETROPERITONEAL INFECTIONS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0031047798     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-3-251     Document Type: Article

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