This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Reprints and Permissions Copyright Information Books from ASM Press MicrobeWorld Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Buhles, W. C. Articles by Elisberg, B. L. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Buhles, W. C., Jr. Articles by Elisberg, B. L.

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Infect Immun. 1973 June; 7(6): 1003-1005
Copyright © 1973 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsi in Primary Bone Marrow Cell and Circulating Monocyte Cultures Derived from Experimentally Infected Guinea Pigs

^a Division of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Rickettsial Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C. 20012

ABSTRACT

Rickettsia rickettsi was isolated and propagated in primary cell cultures derived from experimentally infected guinea pigs. Organisms were recognized as early as 3 days after cultures were initiated.

¹ Present address: Division of Pathology, Bureau of Biologics, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Md. 20852.