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Isolation of <i>Rickettsia rhipicephali</i> and <i>Rickettsia bellii</i> from <i>Haemaphysalis juxtakochi</i> Ticks in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
2 Dec 2006
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In the present study, attempts to isolate Rickettsia in cell culture were performed individually in seven specimens of Haemaphysalis juxtakochi ticks collected in the state of São Paulo (southeastern Brazil). Rickettsia was successfully isolated by the shell vial technique and established in Vero cell culture from six ticks (six isolates). DNA extracted from infected cells of these isolates was tested by PCR and...
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