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Francisella–Arthropod Vector Interaction and its Role in Patho-Adaptation to Infect Mammals

Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative, intracellular, zoonotic bacterium, and is the causative agent of tularemia with a broad host range. Arthropods such as ticks, mosquitoes, and flies maintain F. tularensis in nature by transmitting the bacteria among small mammals. While the tick is largely...

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Autores principales: Akimana, Christine, Kwaik, Yousef Abu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21687425
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00034

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