Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum Lack Genes for Lipid A Biosynthesis and Incorporate Cholesterol for Their Survival

Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum are agents of human monocytic and granulocytic ehrlichioses, respectively. They are extremely sensitive to mechanical stress and are pleomorphic gram-negative bacteria. Membrane incorporation of cholesterol from the eukaryotic host is known to be e...

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Main Authors: Lin, Mingqun, Rikihisa, Yasuko
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2003
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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC187327/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12933880
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.71.9.5324-5331.2003
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