Opportunistic bacterial infections in breeding colonies of the NSG Mouse Strain

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 495-499

  Foreman, O ^a   Kavirayani, A M ^a   Griffey, S M ^b   Reader, R ^b   Shultz, L D ^a  

^a JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

immunodeficiency; interleukin 2; mouse; nephritis; NSG; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEPHRITIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RODENT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MORBIDITY; NEPHRITIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RODENT DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MUS;

EID: 79953773519     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985810378282     Document Type: Article

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