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Prevalence of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southern Germany
1 Sept 2008
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Host-seeking Ixodes ricinus (L.) (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks were collected systematically, from May to September 2006, at selected sites in southern Germany, including a large city park in Munich. Polymerase chain reactions for amplification of genes of the rickettsial citrate synthase (gltA), the outer membrane proteins A and B (ompA and ompB), and the 16S rDNA were used to investigate 2,861 specimens (adults and...
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