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. 1977 Sep;17(3):663–664. doi: 10.1128/iai.17.3.663-664.1977

Increased resistance of iron-deficient mice to salmonella infection.

M Puschmann, A M Ganzoni
PMCID: PMC421180  PMID: 332634

Abstract

Nutritional iron deficiency in mice attenuated Salmonella typhimurium infection compared with both iron-substituted littermates and normal diet control animals.

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