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ArticleInfection and immunity2003

Sequence and expression analysis of virB9 of the type IV secretion system of Ehrlichia canis strains in ticks, dogs, and cultured cells.

Suleyman Felek, Haibin Huang, Yasuko Rikihisa

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Morphological remodeling of canine lymphocytes in Ehrlichia canis infection: quantitative analysis by scanning electron microscopy and fractal dimension.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2026
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  13. Biological diversity of prokaryotic type IV secretion systems.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2009
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Suleyman FelekDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1093, USA.
Haibin Huang
Yasuko Rikihisa

Funding

Comparison of Human Ehrlichiosis Agent GenomesR01AI047885 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI RIKIHISA, YASUKO · 2000 to 2010
$3.0M
GENE EXPRESSION BY HUMAN GRANULOCYTIC EHRLICHIOSIS AGR01AI047407 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI RIKIHISA, YASUKO · 2000 to 2004
$1.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI047407NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI047885NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI 47407NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI 47885
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ehrlichia canis virB9 was cloned and expressed. The sequences of virB9 from six geographic locations were identical. virB9 was transcribed by E. canis in dogs, ticks, and cell culture. Infected dogs had antibodies to recombinant VirB9, indicating that VirB9 was produced by E. canis in dogs and was antigenic.

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Virulence FactorsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArachnid VectorsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCell LineCloning, MolecularDNA, BacterialDog DiseasesDogsEhrlichia canisEhrlichiosisFemaleGene ExpressionGenes, BacterialBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialRecombinant ProteinsVirulence Factors

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PMID14500531
PMCPMC201090

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