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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
Experimental infection of mice with Neisseria meningitidis was established by the injection of the bacteria suspended in solutions of various iron compounds. The progressive and fatal infection caused by otherwise non-lethal doses of organisms was produced in these mice after prior injection with ferrous sulphate or concomitant injection with iron sorbitol citrate or iron dextran. Reduction in LD50 to levels at least comparable to those obtained in the mucin challenge system was achieved; in some serogroups of N. meningitidis the LD50 was decreased more than a million fold. The results suggest that iron, which is a component of hog gastric mucin, is a factor involved in the establishment of meningococcal infection in mice. Use of iron compounds as injection medium offers a more advantageous system than mucin, since controlled administration of chemically defined substances occurs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0008-4166
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
832-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Iron as a replacement for mucin in the establishment of meningococcal infection in mice.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article