Rickettsial pathogen augments tick vesicular-associated membrane proteins for infection and survival in the vector host

ABSTRACT Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an obligate intracellular rickettsial pathogen that infects humans and animals. The black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis acts as a vector and transmits this bacterium to the vertebrate host. Upon entry into a host cell, A. phagocytophilum resides and multiplies i...

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Main Authors: Prachi Namjoshi, Jaydeep Kolape, Avni Patel, Hameeda Sultana, Girish Neelakanta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-03-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03549-24
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