Control of Francisella tularensis Intracellular Growth by Pulmonary Epithelial Cells.

The virulence of F. tularensis is often associated with its ability to grow in macrophages, although recent studies show that Francisella proliferates in multiple host cell types, including pulmonary epithelial cells. Thus far little is known about the requirements for killing of F. tularensis in th...

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Main Authors: Savannah Maggio, Kazuyo Takeda, Felicity Stark, Anda I Meierovics, Idalia Yabe, Siobhan C Cowley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4575024?pdf=render