Attenuated Response of Aged Mice to Respiratory Francisella novicida Is Characterized by Reduced Cell Death and Absence of Subsequent Hypercytokinemia

Chris A. Mares; Jyotika Sharma; Sandra S. Ojeda; Qun Li; Jocelyn A. Campos; Elizabeth G. Morris; Jacqueline J. Coalson; Judy M. Teale

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014088

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Attenuated Response of Aged Mice to Respiratory Francisella novicida Is Characterized by Reduced Cell Death and Absence of Subsequent Hypercytokinemia

Chris A. Mares,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Jyotika Sharma,

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Sandra S. Ojeda,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Qun Li,

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Jocelyn A. Campos,

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Elizabeth G. Morris,

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Jacqueline J. Coalson,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Judy M. Teale

* E-mail: judy.teale@utsa.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Attenuated Response of Aged Mice to Respiratory Francisella novicida Is Characterized by Reduced Cell Death and Absence of Subsequent Hypercytokinemia

Chris A. Mares,
Jyotika Sharma,
Sandra S. Ojeda,
Qun Li,
Jocelyn A. Campos,
Elizabeth G. Morris,
Jacqueline J. Coalson,
Judy M. Teale

Published: November 23, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014088

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