Molecular identification of Rickettsia felis-like bacteria in Haemaphysalis sulcata ticks collected from domestic animals in southern Croatia.
Haemaphysalis sulcata ticks collected from sheep and goats in southern Croatia were found infected with rickettsiae. Molecular analysis of the complete gltA gene and portion of 17 kDa and ompB genes revealed the presence of Rickettsia felis-like bacteria in up to 26% of tested ticks.
Duh
Darja
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Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Zaloska 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. darja.duh@mf.uni-lj.si
Punda-Polić
Volga
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Trilar
Tomi
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Petrovec
Miroslav
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Bradarić
Nikola
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Avsic-Zupanc
Tatjana
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology*; D017523:Croatia; D005843:Geography; D010802:Phylogeny; D041161:Rickettsia felis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013987:Ticks / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*