Bacillus anthracis internalization by human fibroblasts and epithelial cells

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1262-1274

  Russell, Brooke H ^a   Vasan, Ranga ^a   Keene, Douglas R ^b   Xu, Yi ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNALIZATION; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYTOCHALASIN D; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 34047244755     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2006.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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