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A morphological and molecular study of Anaplasma phagocytophilum transmission events at the time of Ixodes ricinus tick bite

BACKGROUND: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) in humans and tick-borne fever (TBF) in ruminants. The bacterium invades and replicates in phagocytes, especially in polymorphonuclear granulocytes. METHODS: In the present study, skin biopsies and...

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Autores principales: Granquist, Erik G, Aleksandersen, Mona, Bergström, Karin, Dumler, Stephen J, Torsteinbø, Wenche O, Stuen, Snorre
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2904780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20565721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-52-43