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Pneumonic Tularemia in Rabbits Resembles the Human Disease as Illustrated by Radiographic and Hematological Changes after Infection

BACKGROUND: Pneumonic tularemia is caused by inhalation of the gram negative bacterium, Francisella tularensis. Because of concerns that tularemia could be used as a bioterrorism agent, vaccines and therapeutics are urgently needed. Animal models of pneumonic tularemia with a pathophysiology similar...

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Autores principales: Reed, Douglas S., Smith, Le'Kneitah, Dunsmore, Tammy, Trichel, Anita, Ortiz, Luis A., Cole, Kelly Stefano, Barry, Eileen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21931798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024654