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. 1975 Aug;2(2):121–125.

Demonstration of Rickettsia rickettsii in the Rhesus Monkey by Immune Fluorescence Microscopy

Carl E Pedersen Jr 1, Lauren R Bagley 1, Richard H Kenyon 1, Lenora S Sammons 1, Gary T Burger 1
PMCID: PMC274145  PMID: 823168

Abstract

Indirect immune fluorescence was used to detect rickettsiae in the tissues of a primate inoculated subcutaneously with Rickettsia rickettsii. Rickettsiae were identified by indirect immune fluorescence predominantly in skin, skeletal muscle, scrotum, testicles, nares, heart, kidney, liver, brain, spleen, pancreas, and larynx. Cell culture assay confirmed the presence of infectious organisms in those specimens.

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