Rickettsia conorii transcriptional response within inoculation eschar.

BACKGROUND: Rickettsia conorii, the causative agent of the Mediterranean spotted fever, is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks Rhipicephalus sanguineus. The skin thus constitutes an important barrier for the entry and propagation of R. conorii. Given this, analysis of the survival st...

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Main Authors: Patricia Renesto, Clarisse Rovery, Jacques Schrenzel, Quentin Leroy, Antoine Huyghe, Wenjun Li, Hubert Lepidi, Patrice François, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2577010?pdf=render