 Rickettsia
"Rickettsia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria often surrounded by a protein microcapsular layer and slime layer. The natural cycle of its organisms generally involves a vertebrate and an invertebrate host. Species of the genus are the etiological agents of human diseases, such as typhus.
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D012281
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B03.440.647.650.650 B03.660.050.765.650.650
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rickettsia" by people in Profiles.
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Polsomboon S, Hoel DF, Murphy JR, Linton YM, Motoki M, Robbins RG, Bautista K, Bricen O I, Achee NL, Grieco JP, Ching WM, Chao CC. Molecular Detection and Identification of Rickettsia Species in Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected From Belize, Central America. J Med Entomol. 2017 11 07; 54(6):1718-1726.
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Honig V, Carolan HE, Vavruskova Z, Massire C, Mosel MR, Crowder CD, Rounds MA, Ecker DJ, Ruzek D, Grubhoffer L, Luft BJ, Eshoo MW. Broad-range survey of vector-borne pathogens and tick host identification of Ixodes ricinus from Southern Czech Republic. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2017 11 01; 93(11).
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Eshoo MW, Carolan HE, Massire C, Chou DM, Crowder CD, Rounds MA, Phillipson CA, Schutzer SE, Ecker DJ. Survey of Ixodes pacificus Ticks in California Reveals a Diversity of Microorganisms and a Novel and Widespread Anaplasmataceae Species. PLoS One. 2015; 10(9):e0135828.
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Eshoo MW, Crowder CD, Carolan HE, Rounds MA, Ecker DJ, Haag H, Mothes B, Nolte O. Broad-range survey of tick-borne pathogens in Southern Germany reveals a high prevalence of Babesia microti and a diversity of other tick-borne pathogens. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2014 Aug; 14(8):584-91.
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Rounds MA, Crowder CD, Matthews HE, Philipson CA, Scoles GA, Ecker DJ, Schutzer SE, Eshoo MW. Identification of endosymbionts in ticks by broad-range polymerase chain reaction and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. J Med Entomol. 2012 Jul; 49(4):843-50.
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Stevenson HL, Bai Y, Kosoy MY, Montenieri JA, Lowell JL, Chu MC, Gage KL. Detection of novel Bartonella strains and Yersinia pestis in prairie dogs and their fleas (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae and Pulicidae) using multiplex polymerase chain reaction. J Med Entomol. 2003 May; 40(3):329-37.
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Kaplanski G, Teysseire N, Farnarier C, Kaplanski S, Lissitzky JC, Durand JM, Soubeyrand J, Dinarello CA, Bongrand P. IL-6 and IL-8 production from cultured human endothelial cells stimulated by infection with Rickettsia conorii via a cell-associated IL-1 alpha-dependent pathway. J Clin Invest. 1995 Dec; 96(6):2839-44.
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