Research Article - (2016) Volume 4, Issue 2

Bartonella Henselae Initial Infection of Mature Human Erythrocytes Observed in Real Time Using Bacterial Endogenous Fluorescence

Gislaine Vieira-Damiani1,2*, Marna Elise Ericson3, Marilene Neves Da Silva1, Kalpna Gupta4, Tania Benetti Soares1, Amanda Roberta De Almeida1, Vitor Bianchin Pelegati5, Mariana Ozello Baratti5, Carlos Lenz Cesar5, Maria Letícia Cintra6 and Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho1
1Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Medical Sciences School, Campinas State University, Campinas, Brazil
2Parana Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology, Brazil
3Department of Dermatology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
4Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA
5National Institute of Science and Technology on Photonics Applied to Cell Biology (INFABIC), Brazil
6Department of Pathology, Medical Sciences School, Campinas State University, Campinas, Brazil
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