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Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in the Reservoir Host (White-Tailed Deer) and in an Incidental Host (Dog) Is Impacted by Its Prior Growth in Macrophage and Tick Cell Environments

Ehrlichia chaffeensis, transmitted from Amblyomma americanum ticks, causes human monocytic ehrlichiosis. It also infects white-tailed deer, dogs and several other vertebrates. Deer are its reservoir hosts, while humans and dogs are incidental hosts. E. chaffeensis protein expression is influenced by...

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Autores principales: Nair, Arathy D. S., Cheng, Chuanmin, Jaworski, Deborah C., Willard, Lloyd H., Sanderson, Michael W., Ganta, Roman R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25303515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109056