Theomp-1Major Outer Membrane Multigene Family ofEhrlichia chaffeensisIs Differentially Expressed in Canine and Tick Hosts

Abstract
Sixteen of 22omp-1paralogs encoding 28-kDa-range immunodominant outer membrane proteins ofEhrlichia chaffeensiswere transcribed in blood monocytes of dogs throughout a 56-day infection period. Only one paralog was transcribed byE. chaffeensisin three developmental stages ofAmblyomma americanumticks before or afterE. chaffeensistransmission to naïve dogs.

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