Fine structural characterisation of a Rickettsia-like organism in human platelets from patients with symptoms of ehrlichiosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 991-997

  Arraga Alvarado, Cruz ^c   Palmar, Maria ^a   Parra, Omaira ^c   Salas, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0033501834     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-11-991     Document Type: Article

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