Characterization based on the 56-Kda type-specific antigen gene of Orientia tsutsugamushi genotypes isolated from Leptotrombidium mites and the rodent host post-infection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 139-146

  Takhampunya, Ratree ^a   Tippayachai, Bousaraporn ^a   Promsathaporn, Sommai ^a   Leepitakrat, Surachai ^a   Monkanna, Taweesak ^a   Schuster, Anthony L ^a   Melendrez, Melanie C ^b   Paris, Daniel H ^c   Richards, Allen L ^d   Richardson, Jason H ^b  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; LEPTOTROMBIDIUM; LEPTOTROMBIDIUM CHIANGRAIENSIS; LEPTOTROMBIDIUM IMPHALUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; SCRUB TYPHUS; SPLEEN; TROMBICULA DELIENSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SCRUB TYPHUS; TROMBICULIDAE;

EID: 84892718839     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0393     Document Type: Article

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