Experimental tuberculosis in the Wistar rat: a model for protective immunity and control of infection.

Experimental tuberculosis in the Wistar rat: a model for protective immunity and control of infection.

BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of many animal models for tuberculosis (TB) research, there still exists a need for better understanding of the quiescent stage of disease observed in many humans. Here, we explored the use of the Wistar rat model for the study of protective immunity and control...

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Main Authors: Amit Singhal, El Moukhtar Aliouat, Maxime Hervé, Vanessa Mathys, Mehdi Kiass, Colette Creusy, Baptiste Delaire, Liana Tsenova, Laurence Fleurisse, Julie Bertout, Luis Camacho, Damian Foo, Hui Chien Tay, Jie Yee Siew, Warda Boukhouchi, Marta Romano, Barun Mathema, Véronique Dartois, Gilla Kaplan, Pablo Bifani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3075263?pdf=render

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