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"Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae" in Ixodes persulcatus ticks collected in Russia.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jun 2003
Shpynov Stanislav, Fournier Pierre-Edouard, Rudakov Nikolay, Raoult Didier
Abstract excerpt
We collected 209 Ixodes persulcatus ticks in various regions of Russia, including the southern Urals and western and eastern Siberia. Using PCR amplification and sequencing of the citrate synthase-encoding gene (gltA), we detected a new rickettsial genotype, which we named "Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae." This bacterium was found in 9.27%, 10.0%, and 20.5% of the ticks collected in western Siberia, eastern...
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