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Comparative ultrastructural study on the cell envelopes of Rickettsia prowazekii, Rickettsia rickettsii, and Rickettsia tsutsugamushi

Infection and Immunity (1978) 21(3) 1020-1023
DOI: 10.1128/iai.21.3.1020-1023.1978
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Abstract

R. tsutsugamushi differs from other rickettsiae in its cell envelope organization. The differences were made evident through a comparative study of the outer envelope of R. tsutsugamushi, R. prowazekii, and R. rickettsii by electron microscopy.

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Silverman, D. J., & Wisseman, C. L. (1978). Comparative ultrastructural study on the cell envelopes of Rickettsia prowazekii, Rickettsia rickettsii, and Rickettsia tsutsugamushi. Infection and Immunity, 21(3), 1020–1023. https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.21.3.1020-1023.1978

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