Deficiency in CCR2 increases susceptibility of mice to infection with an intracellular pathogen, Francisella tularensis LVS, but does not impair development of protective immunity

• Sherry L. Kurtz ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: karen.elkins@fda.hhs.gov (KLE); sherry.kurtz@fda.hhs.gov (SLK)

  Affiliation Laboratory of Mucosal Pathogens and Cellular Immunology, Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, United States of America

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• Roberto De Pascalis,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory of Mucosal Pathogens and Cellular Immunology, Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, United States of America

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• Anda I. Meierovics,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory of Mucosal Pathogens and Cellular Immunology, Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, United States of America

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• Karen L. Elkins

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: karen.elkins@fda.hhs.gov (KLE); sherry.kurtz@fda.hhs.gov (SLK)

  Affiliation Laboratory of Mucosal Pathogens and Cellular Immunology, Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8779-8657

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