Interferon-γ-dependent control of Anaplasma phagocytophilum by murine neutrophil granulocytes

Interferon-γ-dependent control of Anaplasma phagocytophilum by murine neutrophil granulocytes

Abstract Background Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium that is transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex. It replicates in neutrophils and elicits febrile disease in humans and animals. Because of its striking tropism for neutrophils, A. phagocytop...

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Main Authors: Kathrin Gussmann, Susanne Kirschnek, Friederike D. von Loewenich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Hoxb8
Inducible nitric oxide synthase
Interferon-γ
Myeloperoxidase
NADPH-oxidase
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2274-6

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