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Comparative Study
. 1978 Sep;21(3):1020-3.
doi: 10.1128/iai.21.3.1020-1023.1978.

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

D J Silverman, C L Wisseman Jr
Comparative Study

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

D J Silverman et al. Infect Immun. 1978 Sep.

Abstract

Rickettsia 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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