Changes in the virulence of Mycobacterium avium after passage through embryonated hens’ eggs
Changes in the virulence of Mycobacterium avium after passage through embryonated hens’ eggs
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Oxford: Elsevier B.V
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English
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Oxford: Elsevier B.V
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Eight-day-old embryonated hen’s eggs were used as a model to study
Mycobacterium avium virulence. Strains isolated from human patients caused 20–90% mortality when eggs were infected by injection of bacterial suspensions into the amniotic sac. Virulence of examined strains subsequently decreased with passage through eggs to between 0 and 40% mor...
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Changes in the virulence of Mycobacterium avium after passage through embryonated hens’ eggs
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_72330601
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_72330601
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0378-1097
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1574-6968
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10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00346-3
