Sexual transmission of spotted fever group rickettsiae by infected male ticks: detection of rickettsiae in immature spermatozoa of Ixodes ricinus.

Electron microscopic evidence is provided showing that the newly described "Swiss agent," a spotted fever group rickettsia, is incorporated into the reproductive cells of its male tick vector, Ixodes ricinus. Rickettsiae were found in spermatogonia, spermatocytes, and maturing spermatids....

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Main Authors: Hayes, S F, Burgdorfer, W, Aeschlimann, A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1980
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC550812/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7380544
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