Vaccination with an Attenuated Mutant of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Induces Pathogen-Specific CD4+ T Cell Immunity and Protection from Tick-Transmitted Wild-Type Challenge in the Canine Host.

McGill, Jodi L

Vaccination with an Attenuated Mutant of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Induces Pathogen-Specific CD4+ T Cell Immunity and Protection from Tick-Transmitted Wild-Type Challenge in the Canine Host. [electronic resource] - PloS one 2016 - e0148229 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1932-6203

10.1371/journal.pone.0148229 doi


Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial--blood
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes--immunology
Cell Proliferation
Dogs
Ehrlichia chaffeensis--genetics
Ehrlichiosis--immunology
Insect Vectors--microbiology
Interferon-gamma--biosynthesis
Interleukin-17--biosynthesis
Rickettsial Vaccines--immunology
Ticks--microbiology
Vaccination--veterinary
Vaccines, Attenuated--immunology