title: Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil.
abstract: We report finding Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil in 9.7% of Amblyomma triste ticks examined. An R. parkeri isolate was successfully established in Vero cell culture. Molecular characterization of the agent was performed by DNA sequencing of portions of the rickettsial genes gltA, htrA, ompA, and ompB.
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Iara
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Pacheco
authors.forename: Matias P J
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Szabó
authors.forename: Hernani G C
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Marcelo B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Labruna
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013984:Tick Infestations; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*; D014709:Vero Cells