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. 1971 May;3(5):688–693. doi: 10.1128/iai.3.5.688-693.1971

Effect of Ethanol on the Clearance of Airborne Pneumococci and the Rate of Pneumococcal Transformations in the Lung

Fran Auerbach-Rubin a,1, Elena Ottolenghi-Nightingale a,2
PMCID: PMC416217  PMID: 16558037

Abstract

The rate of clearance of pneumococci from the lungs of mice infected by aerosols was found to vary inversely with the virulence of the pneumococci. Treatment of of the mice with ethanol delayed the clearance and increased the rate of pneumococcal transformations in vivo.

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