Characterization of APRc as an immune evasion factor of Rickettsia
Several pathogens, such as Rickettsia, have developed different tactics to evade immune responses in order to subsist and proliferate within the host. Rickettsial species are resistant to the serum bactericidal effects and can evade complement-mediated killing, suggesting that they developed mechani...
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| Format: | masterThesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10362/113890 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:run.unl.pt:10362/113890 |