Sensitivity of Francisella tularensis to ultrapure water and deoxycholate: Implications for bacterial intracellular growth assay in macrophages

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 230-232

  Chalabaev, Sabina ^a,b   Anderson, Christine A ^a,b   Onderdonk, Andrew B ^a,b   Kasper, Dennis L ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Francisella tularensis; Intracellular growth; Lysis

Indexed keywords

DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; SAPONIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOASSAY; CELL LYSATE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MACROPHAGES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS;

EID: 79955124341     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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