GroEL is an immunodominant surface-exposed antigen of Rickettsia typhi.

Rickettsioses are neglected and emerging potentially fatal febrile diseases that are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria, rickettsiae. Rickettsia (R.) typhi and R. prowazekii constitute the typhus group (TG) of rickettsiae and are the causative agents of endemic and epidemic typhus, respective...

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Main Authors: Jessica Rauch, Jessica Barton, Marcel Kwiatkowski, Malte Wunderlich, Pascal Steffen, Kristin Moderzynski, Stefanie Papp, Katharina Höhn, Hella Schwanke, Susanne Witt, Ulricke Richardt, Ute Mehlhoop, Hartmut Schlüter, Verena Pianka, Bernhard Fleischer, Dennis Tappe, Anke Osterloh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253084