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Phylogenetic Analysis of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae Isolated from Ticks in Japan
1 Apr 2002
Abstract excerpt
Eight spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae isolated from ticks in Japan were classified by phylogenetic analysis based on the nucleotide sequences of both the citrate synthase-encoding gene (gltA) and 190-kDa antigen-encoding gene (rOmpA). In the phylogenetic tree of gltA, strains DT-1 and FLA-1 isolated from the Dermacentor taiwanensis and Haemaphysalis frava ticks, respectively, were placed as Rickettsia...
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