Experimental Cutaneous Bacillus Anthracis Infections in Hairless HRS/J Mice
January 2007
in “
International journal of experimental pathology
”
hair follicles cutaneous Bacillus anthracis infections hairless HRS/J mice epicutaneous inoculation B. anthracis spores abraded skin leucopenic histological examination interfollicular dermis inflammatory cell infiltrate superficial dermis dermal neutrophils skin infections hairless mice skin inoculation anthrax spores scratched skin low white blood cells skin tissue examination between hair follicles inflammation upper skin layer skin immune cells
Studysummary This study observed that hairless HRS/J mice were resistant to Bacillus anthracis infection at the skin's surface, suggesting resistance may be due to increased dermal neutrophils rather than non-functional hair follicles.
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