Identification of new virulence factors in Francisella tularensis
Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, is a highly virulent bacterium with an infection dose of less than ten bacteria. The ability of a pathogen to cause infection relies on different virulence mechanisms, but in Francisella tularensis relatively few virulence factors are known....
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Molekylärbiologi (Teknat- och Medfak)
2010
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-30857 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7264-916-3 |