Plaque formation and isolation of pure lines with poliomyelitis viruses.
AuthorsDULBECCO R, VOGT M
JournalJ Exp Med
PubMed ID13130792
Plaques have been produced with the three types of poliomyelitis viruses on monolayer tissue cultures of monkey kidney and monkey testis. The number of plaques was proportional to the concentration of the virus. Each plaque originates, therefore, from a single virus particle, defined as the virus unit that is unseparable ... More
Chronic ethanol feeding increases the severity of Staphylococcus aureus skin infections by altering local host defenses.
AuthorsParlet CP, Kavanaugh JS, Horswill AR, Schlueter AJ
Journal
PubMed ID25605871
Alcoholics are at increased risk of Staphylococcus aureus skin infection and serious sequelae, such as bacteremia and death. Despite the association between alcoholism and severe S. aureus skin infection, the impact of EtOH on anti-S. aureus cutaneous immunity has not been investigated in a model of chronic EtOH exposure. To ... More