Effect of the lower molecular capsule released from the cell surface of Bacillus anthracis on the pathogenesis of anthrax

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 227-233

  Makino, Sou Ichi ^a   Watarai, Masahisa ^a   Cheun, Hyeng Il ^a   Shirahata, Toshikazu ^a   Uchida, Ikuo ^b  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CLEARANCE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED ICR; MUTATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RNA, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0037099343     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341299     Document Type: Article

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