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Experimental Infection of the Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus with Rickettsia rickettsii

Studies of experimental infection of the cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus, with the virulent Sheila Smith (R type) and the avirulent Si 7 (U type) strains of Rickettsia rickettsii were undertaken to evaluate the role of this native wild mammal in the ecology of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The Sheila...

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Main Authors: Shirai, A., Bozeman, F. M., Humphries, J. W., Elisberg, B. L., Faber, J. E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1967
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC276829/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4964475
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