Experimental Studies. The effect of long-term ethanol feeding on Brucella melitensis infection of rats

The adverse effects of ethanol on Brucella melitensis have not been studied previously. In this study, a new model of B. melitensis infection was used in the setting of chronic ethanol administration in rats. It was found that the chronically ethanol-receiving rats exposed to B. melitensis infection...

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Published in:Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford) 2001-07, Vol.36 (4), p.314
Main Authors: Yumuk, Zeki, Ozdemirci, Sitki, Erden, B Faruk, Dundar, Volkan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The adverse effects of ethanol on Brucella melitensis have not been studied previously. In this study, a new model of B. melitensis infection was used in the setting of chronic ethanol administration in rats. It was found that the chronically ethanol-receiving rats exposed to B. melitensis infection had significantly greater numbers of B. melitensis in their spleen and liver than the rats in the control group.
ISSN:0735-0414
1464-3502