|
|||||
|
|
A morphological and molecular study of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Anaplasma phagocytophilum</Emphasis> transmission events at the time of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ixodes ricinus</Emphasis> tick bite |
|
| Authors: | Erik G Granquist Mona Aleksandersen Karin Bergström Stephen J Dumler Wenche O Torsteinbø Snorre Stuen |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Section of Small Ruminant Research, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, N-4325 Sandnes, Norway;(2) Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, N-0033 Oslo, Norway;(3) National Veterinary Institute, 75189 Uppsala, Sweden;(4) Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Microbiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 21205 Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Abstract: | BackgroundAnaplasma phagocytophilum is the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) in humans and tick-borne fever (TBF) in ruminants. The bacterium invades and replicates in phagocytes, especially in polymorphonuclear granulocytes. |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ | |