Obesity Exacerbates the Cytokine Storm Elicited by Francisella tularensis Infection of Females and Is Associated with Increased Mortality

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Development of obesity: C57BL/6J mice fed high fat chow for 9 weeks were, on average, 10g heavier (p<0.0001, n=15) than their sibling lean counterparts. Data is representative of three replicate experimental groups.