Early lesions following aerosol infection of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) with Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain H37RV.

As part of a study to investigate early changes following exposure to aerosols of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), 10 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) were infected with high (731 colony forming units [cfu]), medium (70 cfu) or low (7 cfu) doses of Mtb, and tissues were examined at 2 and 3 weeks po...

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Main Authors: Rayner, E, Pearson, G, Hall, G, Basaraba, R, Gleeson, F, McIntyre, A, Clark, S, Williams, A, Dennis, M, Sharpe, SA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013