Molecular pathogenesis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever: a brief review
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial infection caused by Rickettsia, a diverse group of small Gram-negative rod-shaped α-proteobacteria, and obligates intracellular pathogens, which are free-living in hosts' cell cytoplasm and are transmitted to humans by arthropod vectors. It is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ibrahim Medical College
2021-10-01
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| Series: | IMC Journal of Medical Science |
| Online Access: | https://www.imcjms.com/registration/journal_full_text/396 |