Susceptibility of selected murine and microtine species to infection by a wild strain of Francisella tularensis subsp. holoarctica

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 64-74

  Bandouchova, H ^a   Sedlackova, J ^a   Hubalek, M ^b   Pohanka, M ^b   Peckova, L ^a   Treml, F ^a   Vitula, F ^a   Pikula, Jiri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacterial burden; LD50; Minimum infectious dose; Survival time; Tularaemia

Indexed keywords

APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. HOLARCTICA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MURIDAE; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 67650134044     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1913-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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