First Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ixodes ricinus from Italy

Ixodes ricinus from Italy were examined for the first time to detect whether rickettsiae were present. Using molecular methods, we detected three different spotted fever group rickettsiae, including Rickettsia helvetica. Our results raise the possibility that bacteria other than R. conorii are invol...

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Autores principales: Beninati, Tiziana, Lo, Nathan, Noda, Hiroaki, Esposito, Fulvio, Rizzoli, Annapaola, Favia, Guido, Genchi, Claudio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12194779
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0809.020060

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12194779
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0809.020060

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