Studies on Typhus and Spotted Fever.

Abstract

;Contents: Competitive inhibition by cell membrane fragments of rickettsial uptake by CE cells in suspension; Estimation of absolute number of infectious rickettsiae; Further characterization of growth cycle of Rickettsia prowazeki in CE cell cultures; Growth of R. prowazeki in enucleated cells; Temperature sensitivity of uptake, growth, viability and plaque formation by R. prowazeki; Demonstration of an antigenic slime layer on virulent and attenuated R. prowazeki; Production of suspensions of purified intact R. prowazeki spheroplasts; Lysis of purified spheroplasts under controlled conditions and visualization of genome; Antibiotic resistant mutants of R. prowazeki; Dual infection of CE cells with two strains of R. prowazeki and selective intracellular lysis of one strain through formation of penicillin-induced unstable spheroplasts; Production of plaque-purified seeds of spotted fever group rickettsiae; Studies on the plaques of spotted fever group rickettsiae; In vitro infection cycle of spotted fever group rickettsiae; Ultrastructure of Rickettsia rickettsii; Serological differentiation of field isolates of spotted fever group; Selected references.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA024545

Entities

People

  • Charles L. Wisseman Jr.

Organizations

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cell Membrane
  • Cells
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Culture Techniques
  • Demonstrations
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Infection
  • Inhibition
  • Membranes
  • Production
  • Sensitivity
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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