Host-Adaptation of Francisella tularensis Alters the Bacterium's Surface-Carbohydrates to Hinder Effectors of Innate and Adaptive Immunity

• Tiffany M. Zarrella,

  Affiliation Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Anju Singh,

  Affiliation Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Constantine Bitsaktsis,

  Affiliation Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Tabassum Rahman,

  Affiliation Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Bikash Sahay,

  Affiliation Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Paul J. Feustel,

  Affiliation Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Edmund J. Gosselin,

  Affiliation Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Timothy J. Sellati,

  Affiliation Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Karsten R. O. Hazlett

  * E-mail: Hazlett@mail.amc.edu

  Affiliation Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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