Growth of a highly virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice of differing susceptibility to tuberculous challenge

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 367-370

  Kelley, C L ^a   Collins, F M ^a  

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

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; LUNG; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RURAL POPULATION; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032708340     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tuld.1999.0214     Document Type: Article

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