Phagocytosis of the Lyme Disease Spirochete,Borrelia burgdorferi, by Cells from the Ticks,Ixodes scapularisandDermacentor andersoni, Infected with An Endosymbiont,Rickettsia peacockii
Open Access
- 1 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Insect Science
- Vol. 7 (58) , 1-12
- https://doi.org/10.1673/031.007.5801
Abstract
Tick cell lines were used to model the effects of endosymbiont infection on phagocytic immune responses. The lines tested for their ability to phagocKeywords
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