Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil

We report finding Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil in 9.7% of Amblyomma triste ticks examined. An R. parkeri isolate was successfully established in Vero cell culture. Molecular characterization of the agent was performed by DNA sequencing of portions of the rickettsial genes gltA, htrA, ompA, and ompB.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2007-07, Vol.13 (7), p.1111-1113
Hauptverfasser:	Silveira, Iara, Pacheco, Richard C, Szabó, Matias P J, Ramos, Hernani G C, Labruna, Marcelo B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amblyomma Amblyomma triste Animals Arachnid Vectors - microbiology Brazil Brazil - epidemiology Cercopithecus aethiops Deer - parasitology Diagnosis Disease Reservoirs - veterinary Dispatch Health aspects isolation Ixodidae Rickettsia Rickettsia - classification Rickettsia - isolation & purification Rickettsia Infections - epidemiology Rickettsia parkeri Species Specificity tick Tick Infestations Ticks Ticks - microbiology Vero Cells
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Zusammenfassung:	We report finding Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil in 9.7% of Amblyomma triste ticks examined. An R. parkeri isolate was successfully established in Vero cell culture. Molecular characterization of the agent was performed by DNA sequencing of portions of the rickettsial genes gltA, htrA, ompA, and ompB.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1307.061397