Variation in susceptibility of ten mouse strains to infection with a strain of Ehrlichia risticii.

doi:10.1016/s0021-9975(08)80185-5

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Variation in susceptibility of ten mouse strains to infection with a strain of Ehrlichia risticii.

Journal of comparative pathology - 1 Feb 1994

Williams N M, Timoney P J

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Eight inbred strains of mice (A/J, AKR/NCrlBR, BALB/cAnNHsd, C3H/HeJ, C3H/HeNHsd, C57BL/6J, C57BL/10SnJ and CBA/J) and two outbred strains (CF1 and ICR) were inoculated with a strain of Ehrlichia risticii and their relative susceptibility to disease was determined. The strains varied widely in su...

Topics

Animals
Ehrlichiosis
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Species Specificity

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