Deletion of iglh in virulent francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica fsc200 strain results in attenuation and provides protection against the challenge with the parental strain

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-187

  Straskova, Adela ^a   Cerveny, Lukas ^a   Spidlova, Petra ^b   Dankova, Vera ^c   Belcic, Davor ^d   Santic, Marina ^d   Stulik, Jiri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^c Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Francisella; Macrophage; Mice; Phagosome; Protection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TULAREMIA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHAGOSOMES; SEQUENCE DELETION; TULAREMIA; VACCINES, ATTENUATED; VIRULENCE;

FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. HOLARCTICA; MUS;

EID: 84856014516     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.08.017     Document Type: Article

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