[Effect of invertebrate rickettsiae on vertebrates: experimental infection of mice by Rickettsiella grylli].
An analysis by cytology, electron microscopy, and serology of experimental infections of the mouse by an invertebrate rickettsia with chlamydial cycle, Rickettsiella grylli, showed that, according to the routes and the severity of the infection, the pathogen can have no effect, or cause local inflammations, or induce degenerative or malignant processes. The very limited development of the pathogen as well as the possible direct role of the chlamydial elementary bodies and toxins in the pathogenesis are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009987:Orthoptera / Q000382:microbiology; D012287:Rickettsiaceae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary
Action des rickettsies d'invertébrés sur des vertébrés: Infection expérimentale de la Souris par Rickettsiella grylli.