Rickettsia amblyommii infecting Amblyomma sculptum in endemic spotted fever area from southeastern Brazil

The Rickettsia bacteria include the aetiological agents for the human spotted fever (SF) disease. In the present study, a SF groupRickettsia amblyommii related bacterium was detected in a field collected Amblyomma sculptum (Amblyomma cajennense species complex) tick from a Brazilian SF endemic site...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nunes, Emília de Carvalho, Vizzoni, Vinicius Figueiredo, Navarro, Daniel Leal, Iani, Felipe Campos de Melo, Durães, Liliane Silva, Daemon, Erik, Soares, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Gazeta, Gilberto Salles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4708027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26676317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760150266
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Sumario:The Rickettsia bacteria include the aetiological agents for the human spotted fever (SF) disease. In the present study, a SF groupRickettsia amblyommii related bacterium was detected in a field collected Amblyomma sculptum (Amblyomma cajennense species complex) tick from a Brazilian SF endemic site in southeastern Brazil, in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais. Genetic analysis based on genes ompA,ompB and htrA showed that the detected strain, named R. amblyommii str. JF, is related to the speciesR. amblyommii.

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