Brucella abortus Rough Mutants are Cytopathic for Macrophages in Culture

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 440-450

  Pei, Jianwu ^a   Ficht, Thomas A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPOCORTIN 5; O ANTIGEN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; ENZYME RELEASE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CELL LINE; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MUTATION; NECROSIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0346251031     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.1.440-450.2004     Document Type: Article

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