PROTECTION AGAINST EHRLICHIA-EQUI IS CONFERRED BY PRIOR INFECTION WITH THE HUMAN GRANULOCYTOTROPIC EHRLICHIA (HGE AGENT)

被引:83
作者
BARLOUGH, JE
MADIGAN, JE
DEROCK, E
DUMLER, JS
BAKKEN, JS
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND, MED CTR, DEPT PATHOL, BALTIMORE, MD 21201 USA
[2] DULUTH CLIN LTD, INFECT DIS SECT, DULUTH, MN 55805 USA
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D O I
10.1128/JCM.33.12.3333-3334.1995
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A Thoroughbred filly that developed clinical signs of equine granulocytic ehrlichiosis following inoculation with the human granulocytotropic ehrlichia was shown to be resistant to challenge with Ehrlichia equi, a closely related agent. This result further substantiates the close and potentially conspecific relationship between these two granulocytotropic ehrlichiae.
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页码:3333 / 3334
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