Virulence differences in mice of type A and B Histoplasma capsulatum yeasts grown in continuous light and total darkness.
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Type B yeasts were more virulent for mice than type A under most experimental conditions. Mice infected with type B yeasts grown in the light lived significantly longer than those with type B yeasts grown in the dark. Virulence differences of type A yeasts grown in continuous fluorescent light versus total darkness were not statistically significant.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Infection and immunity
دوره 8 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1973