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Phylogenetic Evidence for the Existence of Multiple Strains of Rickettsia parkeri in the New World
9 Feb 2018
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ABSTRACT The bacterium Rickettsia parkeri has been reported to infect ticks of the “ Amblyomma maculatum species complex” in the New World, where it causes spotted fever illness in humans. In South America, three additional rickettsial strains, namely, Atlantic rainforest, NOD, and Parvitarsum, have been isolated from the ticks Amblyomma ovale , Amblyomma nodosum , and Amblyomma parvitarsum , respectively. These...
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