Mesenchymal stem cells enhance bacterial clearance of streptococcal pneumoniae and pseudomonas aeruginosa in the lung

Rosemary J. Boyton (London, United Kingdom), Rosemary J. Boyton, Janet Stowell, Catherine Reynolds, Kathryn Quigley, Daniel Altmann, Francesco Dazzi

Source: International Congress 2016 – Microbiological issues and translational research in respiratory infections
Session: Microbiological issues and translational research in respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2624
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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