Amblyomma maculatum Feeding Augments Rickettsia parkeri Infection in a Rhesus Macaque Model: A Pilot Study

Rickettsia parkeri is an emerging eschar-causing human pathogen in the spotted fever group of Rickettsia and is transmitted by the Gulf coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum. Tick saliva has been shown to alter both the cellular and humoral components of the innate and adaptive immune systems. However, th...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Banajee, Kaikhushroo H., Embers, Monica E., Langohr, Ingeborg M., Doyle, Lara A., Hasenkampf, Nicole R., Macaluso, Kevin R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4526656/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26244337
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135175
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