Macrophage-enhanced germination of Bacillus anthracis endospores requires gerS

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 5870-5872

  Ireland, John A W ^a   Hanna, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORMANCY; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; GENES, BACTERIAL; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036786512     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.10.5870-5872.2002     Document Type: Article

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