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. 1974 Mar;9(3):599–603. doi: 10.1128/iai.9.3.599-603.1974

Liver Abscess Production by Non-Spore-Forming Anaerobic Bacteria in a Mouse Model

Gale B Hill 1, Suydam Osterhout 1, Phillip C Pratt 1
PMCID: PMC414849  PMID: 4816634

Abstract

A model anaerobic infection consisting of progressive intrahepatic abscesses was produced in mice by injection of single and combined species of non-spore-forming anaerobic bacteria.

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