Bacillus anthracis Interacts with Plasmin(ogen) to Evade C3b-Dependent Innate Immunity

Myung-Chul Chung; Jessica H. Tonry; Aarthi Narayanan; Nathan P. Manes; Ryan S. Mackie; Bradford Gutting; Dhritiman V. Mukherjee; Taissia G. Popova; Fatah Kashanchi; Charles L. Bailey; Serguei G. Popov

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018119

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Bacillus anthracis Interacts with Plasmin(ogen) to Evade C3b-Dependent Innate Immunity

Myung-Chul Chung ,

* E-mail: mchung3@gmu.edu

Affiliation National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
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Jessica H. Tonry,

Affiliation National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
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Aarthi Narayanan,

Affiliation National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
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Nathan P. Manes,

Affiliation National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
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Ryan S. Mackie,

Affiliation Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia, United States of America
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Bradford Gutting,

Affiliation Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia, United States of America
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Dhritiman V. Mukherjee,

Affiliation National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
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Taissia G. Popova,

Affiliation National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
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Fatah Kashanchi,

Affiliation National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
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Charles L. Bailey,

Affiliation National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
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Serguei G. Popov

Affiliation National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
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Bacillus anthracis Interacts with Plasmin(ogen) to Evade C3b-Dependent Innate Immunity

Myung-Chul Chung,
Jessica H. Tonry,
Aarthi Narayanan,
Nathan P. Manes,
Ryan S. Mackie,
Bradford Gutting,
Dhritiman V. Mukherjee,
Taissia G. Popova,
Fatah Kashanchi,
Charles L. Bailey

Published: March 25, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018119

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