Detection of Rickettsia helvetica DNA from peripheral blood of Sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) in Japan.
Partial nucleotide sequences of the citrate synthase and 17-kDa genes of Rickettsia helvetica were detected from peripheral blood samples of Sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) in Hokkaido, Japan. Results suggest the presence of a rickettsiemia associated with R. helvetica. This is the first evidence of R. helvetica infection in Sika deer and indicates that this species may represent a potential reservoir host of R. helvetica in Japan.
Inokuma
Hisashi
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Obihiro University of Veterinary Medicine & Agriculture, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan. inokuma@obihiro.ac.jp
Seino
Nobutaka
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Suzuki
Masatsugu
M
Kaji
Koichi
K
Takahashi
Hiroshi
H
Igota
Hiromasa
H
Inoue
Satoshi
S
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003670:Deer / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013045:Species Specificity
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase