The beginning of an era of functional genomics in Rickettsiology is steeped in history [Microbiology]

Human diseases caused by bacteria in the genus Rickettsia, commonly referred to as typhus or spotted fevers, are among the oldest and most severe scourges of humankind. All of the diseases’ agents utilize blood-sucking arthropods as vectors, which influences disease epidemiology. Epidemic typhus continues to cause outbreaks today in situations...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Commentaries Source Type: research