Serological analysis of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi isolates from North Queensland.
Fifty-two Rickettsia tsutsugamushi isolates from humans, rodents and chiggers in North Queensland were serologically characterized by the direct immunofluorescence test. A majority (71%) of the isolates was a mixture of two or more strains. The most frequently detected strains in the 52 isolates were TA716 (84%), TA763 (42%), TA686 (33%), and Karp (31%). The Gilliam strain was detected in only 4% of the isolates.
D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001315:Australia; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D012377:Rodentia; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000382:microbiology
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial