The Distinct Transcriptional Response of the Midgut of Amblyomma sculptum and Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks to Rickettsia rickettsii Correlates to Their Differences in Susceptibility to Infection

The Distinct Transcriptional Response of the Midgut of Amblyomma sculptum and Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks to Rickettsia rickettsii Correlates to Their Differences in Susceptibility to Infection

Rickettsia rickettsii is a tick-borne obligate intracellular bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF). In Brazil, two species of ticks in the genus Amblyomma, A. sculptum and A. aureolatum, are incriminated as vectors of this bacterium. Importantly, these two species present remarka...

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Main Authors: Andréa C. Fogaça, Larissa A. Martins, Maria F. B. de Melo Galletti, José M. Ribeiro, André Fujita, Francisco B. Costa, Marcelo B. Labruna, Sirlei Daffre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
spotted fever
tick
rickettsiae
Rickettsia rickettsii
Amblyomma
midgut
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00129/full

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