Rickettsia spp. in ticks, Poland.
Ticks are recognized as the main vectors and reservoirs of spotted fever group rickettsiae. We searched for the most prevalent Rickettsia spp. in Poland and found R. slovaca and R. helvetica bacteria in ticks in southern and central Poland; R. raoulti was found in ticks in all parts of Poland.
Chmielewski
Tomasz
T
National Institute of Public Health, National Institute of Hygiene, Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirochetes, Warsaw, Poland. tchmielewski@pzh.gov.pl
Podsiadly
Edyta
E
Karbowiak
Grzegorz
G
Tylewska-Wierzbanowska
Stanislawa
S
D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000382:microbiology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D011044:Poland; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial