Bacterial persistence within erythrocytes: A unique pathogenic strategy of Bartonella spp.

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 291, Issue 6-7, 2001, Pages 555-560

  Seubert, Anja ^a   Schulein, Ralf ^a   Dehio, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arthropod vector; Bartonella; Cell invasion; Erythrocyte; Persistence; Type IV secretion

Indexed keywords

BARTONELLA;

EID: 0036197801     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00167     Document Type: Article

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