Survival and growth of Francisella tularensis in Acanthamoeba castellanii

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 600-606

  Abd, Hadi ^a,c   Johansson, Thorsten ^a   Golovliov, Igor ^b   Sandström, Gunnar ^c   Forsman, Mats ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

INTRACELLULAR BACTERIUM;

MICROBIOLOGY;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

BACTERIUM;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CELL VACUOLE; CYST; CYTOLYSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDOSYMBIOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; TROPHOZOITE; TULAREMIA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037230008     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.1.600-606.2003     Document Type: Article

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