Rickettsia parkeri hypothetical protein RPATATE_1266, a homolog of exopolyphosphatase/guanosine pentaphosphate phosphohydrolase, regulates tick cell apoptosis

ABSTRACT Rickettsia parkeri, an intracellular bacterium transmitted by Amblyomma maculatum ticks, causes a febrile illness associated with eschar formation in humans. As a less virulent member of the spotted fever group within the Rickettsia genus, R. parkeri serves as an ideal model for studying in...

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Main Authors: Dattatray V. Sawant, Nicole Y. Burkhardt, Haritha Katasani, Benjamin Cull, Ulrike G. Munderloh, Xin-Ru Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00151-25
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