TRIM56-mediated production of type I interferon inhibits intracellular replication of Rickettsia rickettsii [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumRickettsia rickettsii (R. rickettsii), the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), is the most pathogenic member among Rickettsia spp.
Ruxi Cheng +10 more
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Identification of Novel Surface-Exposed Proteins of Rickettsia rickettsii by Affinity Purification and Proteomics [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, is the most pathogenic member among Rickettsia spp. Surface-exposed proteins (SEPs) of R. rickettsii may play important roles in its pathogenesis or immunity.
Wenping Gong, Xiaolu Xiong, Yong Qi
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Genome Sequence of the Endosymbiont Rickettsia peacockii and Comparison with Virulent Rickettsia rickettsii: Identification of Virulence Factors [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 Rickettsia peacockii, also known as the East Side Agent, is a non-pathogenic obligate intracellular bacterium found as an endosymbiont in Dermacentor andersoni ticks in the western USA and Canada.
Roderick F Felsheim
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Experimental infection of wild boars (Sus scrofa) with Rickettsia rickettsii and evaluation of the transmission potential to Amblyomma sculptum ticks [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Brazilian spotted fever is a tick-borne disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, whose main vector in Brazil is the tick Amblyomma sculptum.
Lucianne Cardoso Neves +14 more
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Simultaneous serological assessment of four zoonotic rickettsiae among dogs near the United States-Mexico border. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesObligately intracellular rickettsiae cause a broad spectrum of disease in humans and animals, ranging from mild illness to life-threatening infections. Multiple species co-circulate along the southern United States of America-northern Mexico border, yet ...
Francesca Rubino +8 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 The genus Rickettsia is comprised of obligate intracellular bacterial parasites of a wide range of arthropod and vertebrate hosts. Some Rickettsia species (spp.) are responsible for serious human diseases globally.
Oliver H. Voss +6 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Rickettsia are significant sources of tick-borne diseases in humans worldwide. In North America, two species in the spotted fever group of Rickettsia have been conclusively associated with disease of humans: Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of ...
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Long term neurologic sequelae in a Mexican rocky mountain spotted fever case
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 During the second half of the twentieth century, neurologic sequelae associated with central nervous system impairment caused by Rickettsia rickettsii were studied widely and exclusively in the United States.
Karla Rossanet Dzul-Rosado +4 more
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Comparative growth of spotted fever group Rickettsia spp. strains in Vero cells
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2016 In Brazil, the spotted fever group (SFG) Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia parkeri related species are the etiological agents of spotted fever rickettsiosis. However, the SFG, Rickettsia rhipicephali, that infects humans, has never been reported.
Arannadia Barbosa Silva +8 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2010 Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is an emerging disease most likely caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. The objective of the present study was to estimate the seroprevalence of BSF rickettsia infections in equines from six horse farms located in Londrina ...
Katia Tamekuni +8 more
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