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online resource (streaming video file)(700 seconds) |
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Immunology and Infection |
Summary |
Neisseria meningitidis is a human specific pathogen that infects blood vessels. In this protocol human microvessels are introduced into a mouse by grafting human skin onto immunocompromised mice. Bacteria adhere extensively to the human vessels, leading to vascular damage and development of the purpuric rash typically observed in human cases |
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Title from resource description page |
Audience |
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students |
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English |
Subject |
Immunology and Infection
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Form |
Streaming video
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