Interferon receptor-deficient mice are susceptible to eschar-associated rickettsiosis
Arthropod-borne rickettsial pathogens cause mild and severe human disease worldwide. The tick-borne pathogen Rickettsia parkeri elicits skin lesions (eschars) and disseminated disease in humans; however, inbred mice are generally resistant to infection. We report that intradermal infection of mice l...
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/07eddd4f03e24d1f84e96e5ba2c2bb6f |
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