| Literature DB >> 12650771 |
Karen L Elkins1, Siobhán C Cowley, Catharine M Bosio.
Abstract
The immune response to intracellular bacterium, Francisella tularensis, which causes tularemia and is proposed to be a potential bioterrorism pathogen, has been studied in mice using the attenuated live vaccine strain (LVS). Here we review this infection model, which provides a convenient means of studying protective immune mechanisms not only for Francisella, but also for the large and important class of intracellular pathogens.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12650771 DOI: 10.1016/s1286-4579(02)00084-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700