Isolation and characterization of Ehrlichia chaffeensis strains from patients with fatal ehrlichiosis
Paddock C, Sumner J, Shore G, Bartley D, Elie R, McQuade J, Martin C, Goldsmith C, Childs J. Isolation and characterization of Ehrlichia chaffeensis strains from patients with fatal ehrlichiosis. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1997, 35: 2496-2502. PMID: 9316896, PMCID: PMC229999, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.10.2496-2502.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. chaffeensisDH82 cellsEhrlichia chaffeensisArkansas isolateGroESL heat shock operonFatal ehrlichiosisMechanisms of diseasePulmonary insufficiencyClinical presentationMarked thrombocytopeniaSevere diseaseEhrlichial infectionCharacteristic manifestationsPatientsDays postinoculationMolecular evaluationChaffeensisPrimary isolationRRNA gene sequencesDiseaseIsolatesSpecific associationNew isolatesGene sequencesProtein gene