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The varying susceptibility of different genetic strains of laboratory mice to Histoplasma capsulatum

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Six genetically different strains of laboratory mice were compared to the “unspecified” or usual white laboratory mouse in their response to infection withHistoplasma capsulatum. Significantly varying patterns of susceptibility were found. Strain selection could greatly influence studies of histoplasmosis which utilize the laboratory mouse.

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  1. From the Mycology Program, Department of Community Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and the Research Laboratory in Mycology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky

    Glenn D. Roberts

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Chick, E.W., Roberts, G.D. The varying susceptibility of different genetic strains of laboratory mice to Histoplasma capsulatum. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 52, 251–253 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02198750

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