title: A rickettsial mixed infection in a Dermacentor variabilis tick from Ohio.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 318 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Carmichael
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fuerst
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers