Detection of Rickettsia aeschlimannii and Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae in Hyalomma marginatum (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks from Turkey
Keskin, A. and Bursali, A.
2016 - Volume: 56 Issue: 4 pages: 533-536
https://doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164140Keywords
Abstract
A total of 784 (626 females, 158 males) Hyalomma marginatum Koch, 1844 ticks collected from humans in Turkey were tested for the presence of spotted fever group rickettsiae using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the citrate synthase (gltA= 381 bp) and the outer membrane protein A (ompA= 532 bp) genes, followed by sequencing analysis. Of the ticks tested, 39 were infected by Rickettsia aeschlimannii while 2 were infected by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae. To our knowledge, this is the first report of R. sibirica mongolitimonae in H. marginatum ticks.
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Date received:
2016-05-12
Date accepted:
2016-06-17
Date published:
2016-10-07
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
2016 Keskin, A. and Bursali, A.
2016-05-12
Date accepted:
2016-06-17
Date published:
2016-10-07
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
2016 Keskin, A. and Bursali, A.
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