Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H34 isolated from human and insecticidal strains serotypes 3a3b and H14 can lead to death of immunocompetent mice after pulmonary infection

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-47

  Hernandez, Eric ^a   Ramisse, Françoise ^b   Cruel, Thierry ^c   Le Vagueresse, Robert ^a   Cavallo, Jean Didier ^d  

^a PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b 91710   (France)

^c Laboratoire d'Anatomo Pathologie   (France)

^d SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Hemolysin; Pulmonary infection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG INFECTION; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SUPERNATANT; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTEREMIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

EID: 0032923103     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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