Invasion and intracellular growth of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi.
Intracellular multiplication of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, a causative agent of scrub typhus, was examined by electron microscopy of specimens prepared at various time intervals after infection of in vitro cultured cells. The sequential morphological growth cycle of the microorganism is presented diagrammatically.
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Department of Microbiology, Niigata College of Pharmacy, Japan.
D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000382:microbiology; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology