Short report: Time course of hematogenous dissemination of Francisella tularensis A1, A2, and type B in laboratory mice

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-262

  Eisen, Rebecca J ^a,b   Yockey, Brook ^a   Young, John ^a   Reese, Sara M ^a   Piesman, Joseph ^a   Schriefer, Martin E ^a   Beard, C Ben ^a   Petersen, Jeannine M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LABORATORY INFECTION; NONHUMAN; TICK; TULAREMIA; VIRULENCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; IXODIDA; MUS;

ANIMALS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMANS; MICE; TIME FACTORS; TULAREMIA;

EID: 59649103243     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.259     Document Type: Article

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