Rickettsia helvetica in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks.
We report on the molecular evidence that Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in Croatia are infected with Rickettsia helvetica (10%) or Rickettsia slovaca (2%) or co-infected with both species (1%). These findings expand the knowledge of the geographic distribution of R. helvetica and D. reticulatus ticks.
Dobec
Marinko
M
Medizinische Laboratorien Dr F. Kaeppeli, Zurich, Switzerland. m.dobec@medica-labor.ch
Golubic
Dragutin
D
Punda-Polic
Volga
V
Kaeppeli
Franz
F
Sievers
Martin
M
D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D017523:Croatia; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000032:analysis; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000382:microbiology*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; C078167:OMPA outer membrane proteins