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Detection of a novel Francisella in Dermacentor reticulatus: a need for careful evaluation of PCR-based identification of Francisella tularensis in Eurasian ticks.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 2009
Sréter-Lancz Zsuzsa, Széll Zoltán, Sréter Tamás, Márialigeti Károly
Abstract excerpt
Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, has been detected in ixodid ticks in some regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. In the present study, 245 Dermacentor reticulatus, 211 Ixodes ricinus, and 194 Haemaphysalis concinna adults from Hungary were tested for the presence of F. tularensis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays based on 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rDNA) and T-cell epitope of a...
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