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Virulent isolates and mutants of Blastomyces in mice: a legacy for studies of pathogenesis.
Seminars in respiratory infections - 1 Sept 1997
Stevens D A, Brummer E, DiSalvo A F, Ganer A
Abstract excerpt
This article provides information on the history of Blastomyces dermatitidis isolates and spontaneous mutants, the relationship with maintenance of cultures, and their virulence as quantified in murine models. Virulent isolates have been obtained from soil or from patients. Regardless of origin, mutants attenuated in virulence have sometimes arisen from storage as frozen yeast, frozen mycelia, or refrigerated...
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