Bioluminescence imaging to track bacterial dissemination of <it>Yersinia pestis</it> using different routes of infection in mice

Bioluminescence imaging to track bacterial dissemination of <it>Yersinia pestis</it> using different routes of infection in mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Plague is caused by <it>Yersinia pestis</it>, a bacterium that disseminates inside of the host at remarkably high rates. Plague bacilli disrupt normal immune responses in the host allowing for systematic spread that is fa...

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Main Authors: Gonzalez Rodrigo J, Weening Eric H, Frothingham Richard, Sempowski Gregory D, Miller Virginia L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Plague
Bioluminescence
In vivo imaging
Bacterial dissemination
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/147

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