Virulence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in aerosol models

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 954, Issue , 2012, Pages 217-222

  Worsham, Patricia L ^a   Mou, Sherry ^a   Cote, Christopher K ^a   Fritz, David ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BROWN NORWAY RAT; GUINEA PIG; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; RAT; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; GUINEA PIGS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84868160284     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3561-7_27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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