A biosafety level-2 dose-dependent lethal mouse model of spotted fever rickettsiosis: Rickettsia parkeri Atlantic Rainforest strain.

<h4>Background</h4>The species of the Rickettsia genus are separated into four groups: the ancestral group, typhus group, transitional group and spotted fever group. Rickettsia parkeri, a spotted fever group Rickettsia, has been reported across the American continents as infecting severa...

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Main Authors: Andrés F Londoño, Nicole L Mendell, David H Walker, Donald H Bouyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007054