Differences in intracellular fate of two spotted fever group Rickettsia in macrophage-like cells

Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae are recognized as important agents of human tick-borne diseases worldwide, such as Mediterranean spotted fever (R. conorii) and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (R. rickettsii). Recent studies in several animal models have provided evidence of non-endothelial parasi...

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Main Authors: Pedro Curto, Isaura Simoes, Sean P. Riley, Juan Jose Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00080/full