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Temporal analysis of pathogenic events in virulent and avirulent Brucella melitensis infections.
Cellular microbiology - 1 Oct 2005
Rajashekara Gireesh, Glover David A, Krepps Michael, Splitter Gary A
Abstract excerpt
Despite progress in mouse models of brucellosis, much remains unknown regarding Brucella dissemination and tissue localization. Here, we report the dynamics of Brucella infection in individual mice using bioluminescent Brucella melitensis. Bioluminescent imaging of infected interferon regulatory factor-1 knockout (IRF-1(-/-)) mice identified acute infection in many tissues. Brucella was found to replicate in the...
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