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Francisella tularensis Replicates within Alveolar Type II Epithelial Cells In Vitro and In Vivo following Inhalation
Joshua D. Hall,
Robin R. Craven,
James R. Fuller,
Raymond J. Pickles, and
Thomas H. Kawula*
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Received 5 August 2006/
Accepted 25 October 2006
Francisella tularensis replicates in macrophages and dendritic cells, but interactions with other cell types have not been well described. F. tularensis LVS invaded and replicated within alveolar epithelial cell lines. Following intranasal inoculation of C57BL/6 mice, Francisella localized to the alveolus and replicated within alveolar type II epithelial cells.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, CB#7290, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7290. Phone: (919) 966-9699. Fax: (919) 962-8103. E-mail: Kawula{at}med.unc.edu.
Published ahead of print on 6 November 2006.
Editor: D. L. Burns
Infection and Immunity, February 2007, p. 1034-1039, Vol. 75, No. 2
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