Plaque formation by strains of spotted fever rickettsiae in monolayer cultures of various cell types.
Some strains of spotted fever rickettsiae could be distinguished by their ability or inability to form plaques in monolayer cultures of various mammalian and avian cell types.
D002460:Cell Line; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012284:Rickettsia rickettsii / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay