Abstract
Mice given 60 micrograms iron, as aqueous ferric ammonium citrate, intravenously were more susceptible than untreated controls to intraperitoneal infection with T serotypes of Pasteurella haemolytica as shown by significant reductions in LD50 values. Iron injection has advantages over administration of bacteria suspended in mucin for studies of P haemolytica infection in mice.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Disease Susceptibility
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Ferric Compounds / pharmacology*
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Gastric Mucins / pharmacology
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Iron / pharmacology*
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Mice, Inbred Strains
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Pasteurella / drug effects*
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Pasteurella / pathogenicity
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Pasteurella Infections / mortality*
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Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / pharmacology*
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Virulence / drug effects
Substances
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Ferric Compounds
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Gastric Mucins
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Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
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Iron
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ferric ammonium citrate