A novel obligate intracellular gamma-proteobacterium associated with ixodid ticks, Diplorickettsia massiliensis, Gen. Nov., Sp. Nov.

<h4>Background</h4>Obligate intracellular bacteria of arthropods often exhibit a significant role in either human health or arthropod ecology.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>An obligate intracellular gamma-proteobacterium was isolated from the actively questing hard ti...

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Main Authors: Oleg Mediannikov, Zuzana Sekeyová, Marie-Laure Birg, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20644718/pdf/?tool=EBI