title: Identification of a novel uncultured Rickettsia species strain (Rickettsia species strain Tselenti) in Cyprus.
abstract: In a previous study conducted in Cyprus, various spotted fever group Rickettsia species were detected and identified in ticks by molecular analysis. Among them, a partially characterized Rickettsia species was detected in Hyalomma anatolicum excavatum and Rhipicephalus turanicus ticks. We report characterization of this rickettsial strain by using polymerase chain reaction sequencing analysis of partial citrate synthase A, outer membrane protein A, outer membrane protein B, and 17-kD protein genes. We propose a provisional name Rickettsia sp. strain Tselenti for this strain until it is isolated and further characterized.
authors: Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. vassand@gmail.com
authors: Vassilios
authors: V
authors: Sandalakis
authors: Dimosthenis
authors: D
authors: Chochlakis
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Ioannou
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Psaroulaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase / Q000235:genetics; D003535:Cyprus; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D009154:Mutation; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D048494:Rhipicephalus / Q000382:microbiology*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase