Coinfection of Two Rickettsia Species in a Single Tick Species Provides New Insight into Rickettsia-Rickettsia and Rickettsia-Vector Interactions
ABSTRACT Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that can cause life-threatening illnesses. There is an ongoing debate as to whether established infections by one Rickettsia species preclude the maintenance of the second species in ticks. Here, we identified two Rickettsia species in inoculu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-10-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02323-22 |