Tissue distribution of the Ehrlichia muris-like agent in a tick vector.

Human pathogens transmitted by ticks undergo complex life cycles alternating between the arthropod vector and a mammalian host. While the latter has been investigated to a greater extent, examination of the biological interactions between microbes and the ticks that carry them presents an equally im...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey E Lynn, Jonathan D Oliver, Curtis M Nelson, Roderick F Felsheim, Timothy J Kurtti, Ulrike G Munderloh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4363788?pdf=render