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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00080/full |