Functional and metabolic interactions of bovine alveolar macrophages with Pasteurella haemolytica (biotype A, serotype 1) and possible bacterial extrachromosomal genetic factors responsible for virulence.

Pasteurella haemolytica is generally recognized as the most economically important infectious agent involved in the bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC). Alveolar macrophages (AMO) are a primary mechanism of pulmonary host defense against bacterial sepsis at the level of the alveoli. If P haemo...

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Main Author:	Richards, Alan Blake
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1984.
Subjects:	Cattle > Diseases. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest Copy Link to OAKTrust copy