First record of bacillary rickettsia-like organisms in European tick Dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer).
Bacillary rickettsia-like organisms (BRLO) were found in the tick Dermacentor marginatus. They are gram-negative and differ from common bacteria and reckettsiae both in the cultivation conditions and morphology. BRLO are non-pathogenic for ticks and guinea pigs. In our studies they were isolated on half-engorged females of D. marginatus, on which they are still maintained.
D000818:Animals; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*