Electron Microscopic Observations of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Salivary Gland Cells of Naturally Infected Leptotrombidium pallidum Larvae during Feeding

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 727-733

  Kadosaka, Teruki ^a   Kimura, Eisaku ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escaping process; Orientia tsutsugamushi; Salivary gland; Trombiculid mite

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BUDDING; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING; LEPTOTROMBIDIUM PALLIDUM; MITE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; SALIVARY GLAND; SECRETORY GRANULE;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0142121862     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb03442.x     Document Type: Article

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