A Murine Model to Study the Antibacterial Effect of Copper on Infectivity of Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium

A Murine Model to Study the Antibacterial Effect of Copper on Infectivity of Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium

This study investigated the effect of copper as an antibacterial agent on the infectivity of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Mice were infected orally with a standardized dose of unstressed Salmonella Typhimurium and copper-stressed cells of Salmonella Typhimurium. Bacterial counts in ileum...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert H. Reed, Sanjay Chhibber, Riti Sharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
copper
Salmonella Typhimurium
murine model
infectivity
phagocytosis
sub-lethal injury
ROS-neutralised
tissue damage
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/8/1/21/

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