Walker, Clay B.2014-03-142014-03-141977-06-15etd-08012012-040709http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39010The development of a technique for producing a pure Bacteroides fragilis infection in mice is described. The infection produces large subcutaneous abscesses at the site of bacterial injection in approximately 90% of the mice. The abscess can be seen as an obvious swelling within 5-7 days post-injection. The infection was initiated by injection of pure cultures grown in a semisolid medium. Similar infections were also produced with pure cultures of B. distasonis, B. ovatus, B. thetaiotaomicron, and B. vulgatus.v, 133 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightinfectionsLD5655.V856 1977.W355Dissertationhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08012012-040709/