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Macrophages from athymic nude mice were infected with to study the intracellular fate of this organism. Using the proportional bactericidal test, we have shown that the viability of . declines rapidly within these macrophages, although results of clearance experiments demonstrate that live and killed organisms are cleared at comparable rates. We have also shown that . is susceptible to the bactericidal effects of hydrogen peroxide and we suggest that hydrogen peroxide generated by macrophages is responsible for the killing of intracellular . .

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