title: First Molecular Detection of Rickettsia felis-Like Organism in Eulaelaps stabularis from the Changbai Mountain Area of China.
abstract: In 557 mites collected from rodents in the Changbai Mountain Area, 3 pools of Eulaelaps stabularis from Apodemus peninsulae and Apodemus agrarius showed a positive result by PCR amplifications of both the citrate synthase encoding gene (gltA) and outer membrane protein B encoding gene (ompB) of Rickettsia spp. Sequence analysis indicated that both gltA and ompB shared the high similarity (99%) to Rickettsia felis . The data presented in this paper extend the knowledge on the geographic distribution and host information of R. felis -like organism in China.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81, Meishan Rd., Hefei, Anhui Province, China 230032.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81, Meishan Rd., Hefei, Anhui Province, China 230032.
authors.forename: Lisi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81, Meishan Rd., Hefei, Anhui Province, China 230032.
authors.forename: Xiaomei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81, Meishan Rd., Hefei, Anhui Province, China 230032.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81, Meishan Rd., Hefei, Anhui Province, China 230032.
authors.forename: Xiaolong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81, Meishan Rd., Hefei, Anhui Province, China 230032.
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81, Meishan Rd., Hefei, Anhui Province, China 230032.
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002681:China; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D041161:Rickettsia felis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D012377:Rodentia
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial