M-Cells Contribute to the Entry of an Oral Vaccine but Are Not Essential for the Subsequent Induction of Protective Immunity against Francisella tularensis

• Aimee L. Cunningham,

  Affiliations Department of Biology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• M. Neal Guentzel,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Jieh-Juen Yu,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Chiung-Yu Hung,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Thomas G. Forsthuber,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Christopher S. Navara,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Hideo Yagita,

  Affiliation Department of Immunology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Ifor R. Williams,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Karl E. Klose,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Tonyia D. Eaves-Pyles,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

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• Bernard P. Arulanandam

  * E-mail: bernard.arulanandam@utsa.edu

  Affiliation Department of Biology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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