Failure of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection to confer protection against Mycoplasma genitalium: Observations from a mouse model

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 383-384

  Taylor Robinson, D ^a   Furr, P M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0035083525     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-4-383     Document Type: Article

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