Delayed Invasion of the Kidney and Brain by Borrelia crocidurae in Plasminogen-Deficient Mice

Borrelia crocidurae is an etiologic agent of relapsing fever in Africa and is transmitted to humans by the bite of soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros. The role of the plasminogen (Plg) activation system for the pathogenicity of B. crocidurae was investigated by infection of Plg-deficient (plg(−/−)...

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Main Authors: Nordstrand, Annika, Shamaei-Tousi, Alireza, Ny, Annelii, Bergström, Sven
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2001
Subjects:
Bacterial Infections
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC98701/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11500461
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.69.9.5832-5839.2001
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