title: First evidence of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Hungary.
abstract: Altogether 2004 Ixodes ricinus ticks, from 37 places in Hungary, were analysed in pools with a recently developed multiplex real-time PCR for the presence of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis and for other representatives of the genus. Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis was identified in nine sampling sites, indicating three separated endemic regions along the borders of Hungary. In addition, results of samples from seven places (except for the western part of the country) were positive in the genus-specific (Ca. Neoehrlichia sp.) PCR, but were negative for Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis.
authors.forename: Sándor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hornok
authors.forename: Marina L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Meli
authors.forename: Enikő
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gönczi
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hofmann-Lehmann
mesh_terms: D000710:Anaplasmataceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D006814:Hungary; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D060885:Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction; D058974:Phylogeography; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction