The intracellular bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii exerts an inhibitory effect on the apoptosis of tick cells

The intracellular bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii exerts an inhibitory effect on the apoptosis of tick cells

Abstract Background Rickettsia rickettsii is a tick-borne obligate intracellular bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a life-threatening illness. To obtain an insight into the vector–pathogen interactions, we assessed the effects of infection with R. rickettsii on the proteome cells o...

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Main Authors: Larissa Almeida Martins, Giuseppe Palmisano, Mauro Cortez, Rebeca Kawahara, José Mario de Freitas Balanco, André Fujita, Beatriz Iglesias Alonso, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Gloria Regina Cardoso Braz, Lucas Tirloni, Eliane Esteves, Sirlei Daffre, Andréa Cristina Fogaça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Apoptosis
Proteome
Rickettsiae
Tick
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04477-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04477-5

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