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The presence of infectious extracellular Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida in murine plasma after pulmonary challenge

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This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grant PO1 AI057986. The authors thank Michael Pammit from UTSA for technical expertise.

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    J.-J. Yu, E. K. Raulie, A. K. Murthy, M. N. Guentzel, K. E. Klose & B. P. Arulanandam

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Yu, JJ., Raulie, E.K., Murthy, A.K. et al. The presence of infectious extracellular Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida in murine plasma after pulmonary challenge. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 27, 323–325 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-007-0434-x

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