A rickettsial mixed infection in a Dermacentor variabilis tick from Ohio.
We present the first report of superinfection in a Dermacentor variabilis tick from nature. The single tick, collected in Ohio, was found infected with Rickettsia belli, R. nontanensis, and R. rickettsii.
Carmichael
Jennifer R
JR
Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 318 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Fuerst
Paul A
PA
D000818:Animals; D017931:DNA Primers; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000382:microbiology*; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D012284:Rickettsia rickettsii / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000175:diagnosis
D017931:DNA Primers