Transposon mutagenesis of Rickettsia felis sca1 confers a distinct phenotype during flea infection.

Transposon mutagenesis of Rickettsia felis sca1 confers a distinct phenotype during flea infection.

Since its recognition in 1994 as the causative agent of human flea-borne spotted fever, Rickettsia felis, has been detected worldwide in over 40 different arthropod species. The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is a well-described biological vector of R. felis. Unique to insect-borne rickettsiae, R....

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Main Authors: Hanna J Laukaitis, Triston T Cooper, Chanakan Suwanbongkot, Victoria I Verhoeve, Timothy J Kurtti, Ulrike G Munderloh, Kevin R Macaluso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011045

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011045

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