Tropism and Pathogenicity of Rickettsiae

Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular parasitic bacteria that cause febrile exanthematous illnesses such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, epidemic, and murine typhus, etc. Although the vector ranges of each Rickettsia species are rather restricted; i.e., ticks belonging...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Uchiyama, Tsuneo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3382384/