title: Continous alert for rickettsiosis in Sicily: molecular characterization of Rickettsia sp. obtained from ticks and human beings (1986-2001).
abstract: Several strains of Rickettsia sp. were isolated from patients in western Sicily with MSF (Mediterranean Spotted Fever) as well as ticks. Strains isolated were examined by PCR and identified as belonging to R. conorii sp. Importantly a strain of Israeli Spotted Fever Rickettsiae, obtained from a tick, was also identified. Our data prove that strains other than the classical R. conorii also circulate in Sicily.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Igiene e Microbiologia, Università di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni Maurizio
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Giammanco
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Rosa
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ammatuna
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mansueto
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Micalizzi
authors.forename: Giustina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vitale
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012802:Sicily; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial