Isolation of “<i>Candidatus</i>Rickettsia andeanae” (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Embryonic Cells of Naturally Infected<i>Amblyomma maculatum</i>(Ixodida: Ixodidae)

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The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch, has become increasingly important in public health for its role as a vector of the recently recognized human pathogen, Rickettsia parkeri. More recently, these ticks were also found to harbor a novel spotted fever group rickettsia, "Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae." First identified in Peru, and subsequently reported in ticks collected in the United States, Chile, and...

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