Detection of the Rocky Mountain spotted fever agent, Rickettsia rickettsii, in dead ticks, Dermacentor andersoni.

Rickettsia rickettsii remained viable and retained chromophilic properties for not more than 24 h after Dermacentor andersoni were killed by freezing. Antigenic reactivity was detected for at least 71 days by direct immunofluorescence. However, rickettsiae in ticks suffocated with mineral oil remain...

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Main Authors: Kurz, J, Burgdorfer, W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1978
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC421897/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/97233
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