Characteristics of spore germination in a mouse model of cutaneous anthrax

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 888-894

  Bischof, Timothy S ^a   Hahn, Beth L ^a   Sohnle, Peter G ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALACHITE GREEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INOCULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; SPORE GERMINATION; STAINING;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33847622530     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511824     Document Type: Article

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