Time-lapse confocal imaging of development of Bacillus anthracis in macrophages

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 189, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1313-1316

  Ruthel, Gordon ^a,b   Ribot, Wilson J ^b   Bavari, Sina ^b   Hoover, Timothy A ^b  

^a Institute of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL DIVISION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; INTERNALIZATION; LYMPH NODE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CARBOCYANINES; FLUORESCENT DYES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 1842450833     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/382656     Document Type: Article

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