An unusual murine behavior following infection with log-phase Nocardia asteroides type 6 strain GUH-2 (Nocardia cyriacigeorgica GUH-2)

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 840-843

  Beaman, Blaine L ^a   Tam, Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Mouse; Nocardia; Parkinson's disease model; Video

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSKINESIA; FEMALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA CYRIACIGEORGIA; NOCARDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MURINAE; MUS; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA CYRIACIGEORGICA;

EID: 45849106495     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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