Contemporary diagnostics for medically relevant fastidious microorganisms belonging to the genera <i>Anaplasma</i>,<i>Bartonella</i>,<i>Coxiella</i>,<i>Orientia</i>and<i>Rickettsia</i>

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Many of the human infectious pathogens-especially the zoonotic or vector-borne bacteria-are fastidious organisms that are difficult to cultivate because of their strong adaption to the infected host culminating in their near-complete physiological dependence on this environment. These bacterial species exhibit reduced multiplication rates once they are removed from their optimal ecological niche. This fact...

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