title: Isolation on "VERO" cells of a spotted fever group rickettsia "Mortilli strain" from Rhipicephalus sanguineus.
abstract: The isolation of a Spotted Fever Group (SFG) Rickettsia "Mortilli strain" from brown dog ticks Rhipicephalus sanguineus removed from dogs associated with a confirmed case of Boutonneuse Fever (BF) in a site of a Western Sicily is reported. The need is stressed for isolation and adaption on cell cultures of SFG rickettsial strains for analysis of antigenic structure employing modern methodology.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013987:Ticks; D014709:Vero Cells