title: Rickettsia spp. in ticks, Poland.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, National Institute of Hygiene, Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirochetes, Warsaw, Poland. tchmielewski@pzh.gov.pl
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chmielewski
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Podsiadly
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karbowiak
authors.forename: Stanislawa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tylewska-Wierzbanowska
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial