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Role of swarming migration in the pathogenesis of bacillus endophthalmitis.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Oct 2006
Callegan Michelle C, Novosad Billy D, Ramirez Raul, Ghelardi Emilia, Senesi Sonia
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Bacillus cereus causes one of the most rapidly blinding forms of bacterial endophthalmitis. Migration of B. cereus throughout the eye during endophthalmitis is a unique aspect of this disease that may contribute to intraocular virulence. This study was conducted to analyze the contribution of swarming and intraocular migration to the pathogenesis of experimental endophthalmitis. METHODS: Eyes were...
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