Virulence genes of Rickettsia rickettsii are differentially modulated by either temperature upshift or blood-feeding in tick midgut and salivary glands

BACKGROUND: Rickettsia rickettsii, the etiological agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, is transmitted to humans by ticks. During tick feeding, R. rickettsii is exposed to both temperature elevation and components of the blood meal, which have previously been associated with the reactivation of it...

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Autores principales: Galletti, Maria Fernanda B. M., Fujita, André, Rosa, Rafael D., Martins, Larissa A., Soares, Herbert S., Labruna, Marcelo B., Daffre, Sirlei, Fogaça, Andréa C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4902979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27287539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1581-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4902979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27287539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1581-7

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