In vivo bio luminescence imaging of burkholderia mallei respiratory infection and treatment in the mouse model

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue AUG, 2011, Pages

  Massey, Shane ^a   Johnston, Katie ^a   Mott, Tiffany M ^a   Judy, Barbara M ^a   Kvitko, Brian H ^b   Schweizer, Herbert P ^b   Estes, D Mark ^c   Torres, Alfredo G ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bioluminescence; Burkholderia mallei; In vivo imaging

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 84866069005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00174     Document Type: Article

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