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Genomic Comparison of Virulent Rickettsia rickettsii Sheila Smith and Avirulent Rickettsia rickettsii Iowa [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 2008 ABSTRACT Rickettsia rickettsii is an obligate intracellular pathogen that is the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. To identify genes involved in the virulence of R. rickettsii , the genome of an avirulent strain, R.
Damon W, Ellison +5 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020 The purpose of this study was to do a serological survey on three rickettsial species: Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia parkeri, two species of the spotted fever group (SFG) that are considered to be great importance for public health; and Rickettsia
Lucianne Cardoso Neves +8 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008 The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the etiological agent of an acute, severe disease called Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States or Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) in Brazil.
Eliane M Piranda +6 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2010 Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a vector-borne zoonosis caused by Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria. Dogs can be host sentinels for this bacterium. The aim of the study was to determine the presence of antibodies against Rickettsia spp.
Fernanda Silva Fortes +7 more
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Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to Rickettsia rickettsii [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 1984 Five mouse ascitic fluids (MAFs) containing monoclonal antibody to Rickettsia rickettsii were produced from three original fusions by murine hybridoma technology. The five MAFs were fractionated and purified; each contained monoclonal antibody of the immunoglobulin G2a subclass.
J V, Lange, D H, Walker
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Evaluation of changes to the Rickettsia rickettsii transcriptome during mammalian infection [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Sean P Riley, Juan J Martinez
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Genetic sequencing of a 1944 Rocky Mountain spotted fever vaccine
Scientific Reports, 2023 Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a rapidly progressive and often fatal tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. Its discovery and characterization by Howard Ricketts has been hailed as a remarkable historical example of detection and ...
Yongli Xiao +5 more
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Detecção de anticorpos anti-Rickettsia rickettsii em cães residentes em área negligenciada no município de São Paulo, SP, Brasil [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2020 RESUMO A febre maculosa brasileira (FMB), descrita inicialmente nos Estados Unidos como febre maculosa das Montanhas Rochosas, é uma antropozoonose relatada apenas no continente americano e causada pela bactéria Rickettsia rickettsii.
Z.Ê.S. Souza +9 more
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Rickettsia infection in five areas of the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2007 This study investigated rickettsial infection in animals, humans, ticks, and fleas collected in five areas of the state of São Paulo. Eight flea species (Adoratopsylla antiquorum antiquorum, Ctenocephalides felis felis, Polygenis atopus, Polygenis ...
Maurício C Horta +4 more
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External layers of Rickettsia prowazekii and Rickettsia rickettsii: occurrence of a slime layer [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 1978 Using a simple specific-antibody stabilization procedure on organisms gently liberated from their host cells, we have demonstrated by electron microscopy that Rickettsia prowazekii and Rickettsia rickettsii possess a coat of variable thickness, external to the outer leaflet of the cell wall and the structure designated by others as a "microcapsule ...
D J, Silverman +3 more
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