New Rickettsiae in ticks collected in territories of the former Soviet Union

Authors
Rydkina, E Roux, V Fetisova, N Rudakov, N Gafarova, M Tarasevich, I Raoult, D
Citation
E. Rydkina et al., New Rickettsiae in ticks collected in territories of the former Soviet Union, EM INFECT D, 5(6), 1999, pp. 811-814
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
5
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
811 - 814
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(199911/12)5:6<811:NRITCI>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Dermacentor nuttallii from Siberia, Rhipicephalus sanguineus from Crimea, a nd Rh. pumilio from the Astrakhan region were infected with Rickettsia sibi rica (12%), R. conorii (8%), and the Astrakhan fever agent (3%), respective ly. Three new Rickettsiae of the R. massiliae genogroup were identified in ticks by 16S rDNA, gltA, and ompA sequencing.