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Bacillus anthracis spore interactions with mammalian cells: Relationship between germination state and the outcome of in vitro

BACKGROUND: During inhalational anthrax, internalization of Bacillus anthracis spores by host cells within the lung is believed to be a key step for initiating the transition from the localized to disseminated stages of infection. Despite compelling in vivo evidence that spores remain dormant within...

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Autores principales: Gut, Ian M, Tamilselvam, Batcha, Prouty, Angela M, Stojkovic, Bojana, Czeschin, Stephanie, van der Donk, Wilfred A, Blanke, Steven R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21356113
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-11-46