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Anthrax Edema and Lethal Toxins Differentially Target Human Lung and Blood Phagocytes

Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of inhalation anthrax, is a serious concern as a bioterrorism weapon. The vegetative form produces two exotoxins: Lethal toxin (LT) and edema toxin (ET). We recently characterized and compared six human airway and alveolar-resident phagocyte (AARP) subsets at...

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Autores principales: Patel, Vineet I., Booth, J. Leland, Dozmorov, Mikhail, Brown, Brent R., Metcalf, Jordan P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7405021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32698436
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins12070464