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Mutations of Francisella novicida that alter the mechanism of its phagocytosis by murine macrophages.
PloS one - 29 Jul 2010
Lai Xin-He, Shirley Renee L, Crosa Lidia, Kanistanon Duangjit, Tempel Rebecca, Ernst Robert K, Gallagher Larry A, Manoil Colin, Heffron Fred
Abstract excerpt
Infection with the bacterial pathogen Francisella tularensis tularensis (F. tularensis) causes tularemia, a serious and debilitating disease. Francisella tularensis novicida strain U112 (abbreviated F. novicida), which is closely related to F. tularensis, is pathogenic for mice but not for man, making it an ideal model system for tularemia. Intracellular pathogens like Francisella inhibit the innate immune...
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