Germination of Bacillus anthracis spores within alveolar macrophages
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- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 31 (1) , 9-17
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01137.x
Abstract
The fatal character of the infection caused by inhalation of Bacillus anthracis spores results from a complex pathogenic cycle involving the synthesis of toxins by the bacterium. We have shown using ...Keywords
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