Ecology of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I. Rickettsia rickettsii Recovered from a Cottontail Rabbit from Virginia.
Summary From a naturally infected wild cottontail rabbit, S. floridanus, trapped in Virginia, an organism identified as R. rickettsii has been recovered and characterized. The role of cottontail rabbits and certain other native wild mammals in the ecology of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is discussed...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) N.J.), 1961-05, Vol.107 (1), p.211-214 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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From a naturally infected wild cottontail rabbit, S. floridanus, trapped in Virginia, an organism identified as R. rickettsii has been recovered and characterized. The role of cottontail rabbits and certain other native wild mammals in the ecology of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is discussed briefly in the light of this and other related findings. |
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| ISSN: | 0037-9727 1535-3702 1535-3699 |
| DOI: | 10.3181/00379727-107-26581 |