The capsule is a virulence determinant in the pathogenesis of Pasteurella multocida M1404 (B:2)

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3463-3468

  Boyce, John D ^b   Adler, Ben ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE LOCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; CATTLE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIVER; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MUTAGENESIS; PASTEURELLA INFECTIONS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPLEEN;

EID: 0034091115     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.6.3463-3468.2000     Document Type: Article

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