CD4+ T Cells Are as Protective as CD8+ T Cells against Rickettsia typhi Infection by Activating Macrophage Bactericidal Activity

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CD4⁺ T Cells Are as Protective as CD8⁺ T Cells against Rickettsia typhi Infection by Activating Macrophage Bactericidal Activity

Kristin Moderzynski,

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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Stefanie Papp,

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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Jessica Rauch,

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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Liza Heine,

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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Svenja Kuehl,

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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Ulricke Richardt,

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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Bernhard Fleischer,

Affiliations Department of Immunology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany, Institute for Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Anke Osterloh

* E-mail: osterloh@bni-hamburg.de

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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