Cross-protection among Rickettsia species and subspecies in a guinea pig model of cutaneous infection

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 551-556

  Bechah, Yassina ^a   Mege, Jean Louis ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Cross protection; Eschar; Guinea pig; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS PROTECTION; ESCHAR; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AESCHLIMANNII; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA MASSILIAE; RICKETTSIA SIBIRICA; RICKETTSIOSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SPECIES COEXISTENCE;

ANIMALS; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CROSS PROTECTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA CONORII; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAVIA; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AESCHLIMANNII; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA MASSILIAE; RICKETTSIA SIBIRICA; RICKETTSIACEAE;

EID: 84868476132     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: 18781667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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