This work involved a serological investigation of tick-borne pathogens in opossums in eight municipalities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Serum samples from 109 opossums (91 Didelphis aurita and 18 Didelphis albiventris) were tested to detect ...
Andréia Lima Tomé Melo+6 more
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Identification of Rickettsia rickettsii in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues by immunofluorescence [PDF]
Wendy Hall, Lauren R. Bagley
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Vectorial competence of Amblyomma tonelliae to transmit Rickettsia rickettsii
The aim of this work was to test the vectorial competence of Amblyomma tonelliae (Ixodida: Ixodidae) to transmit Rickettsia rickettsii (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). All parasitic stages of A. tonelliae
Evelina L Tarragona+4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Strains of Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), differ dramatically in virulence despite >99% genetic homology.
Nicholas F. Noriea+2 more
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Origin and Structure of the Group-Specific, Complement-Fixing Antigen of Rickettsia rickettsii [PDF]
T. Tzianabos+3 more
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Completed genomes for <i>Rickettsia rickettsii</i> isolated from ticks and quality controlled for motility phenotype. [PDF]
Nock AM+4 more
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Load fluctuations drive actin network growth
The growth of actin filament networks is a fundamental biological process that drives a variety of cellular and intracellular motions. During motility, eukaryotic cells and intracellular pathogens are propelled by actin networks organized by nucleation ...
Alberts+14 more
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Probe directed at a segment of Rickettsia rickettsii rRNA amplified with polymerase chain reaction [PDF]
Kenneth H. Wilson+5 more
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Rickettsias del grupo de las fiebres manchadas en garrapatas del género Amblyomma, capaces de infestar humanos, en áreas rurales del noroeste de Argentina [PDF]
This work was performed to detect Rickettsia species of the spotted fever group in Amblyomma ticks likely to infest humans in rural areas from northwestern Argentina.
Nava, Santiago+2 more
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A ocorrência de riquetsioses do grupo Rickettsia rickettsii [PDF]
Dalva Assunção Portari Mancini+3 more
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