Visualization of Proteus mirabilis within the matrix of urease-induced bladder stones during experimental urinary tract infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 389-394

  Li, X ^a   Zhao, H ^a   Lockatell, C V ^a   Drachenberg, C B ^a   Johnson, D E ^a   Mobley, H L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIZARIN RED S; UREASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BLADDER STONE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFECTION RISK; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROLITHIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAQUINONES; BACTERIURIA; CALCIUM; COLORING AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KIDNEY; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEUS INFECTIONS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; UREASE; URINARY BLADDER CALCULI; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036137177     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.1.389-394.2002     Document Type: Article

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