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. 1971 Feb;21(2):377–378.

Comparison of the Pulmonary Bactericidal Capacity of Mice and Rats Against Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa1

Paul M Southern Jr 1, Alan K Pierce 1, Jay P Sanford 1
PMCID: PMC377183  PMID: 4994356

Abstract

After aerosol deposition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in mice and rats, completely different patterns of pulmonary bacterial clearance were observed in each animal species.

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