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Multilocus genetic analysis indicates taxonomic status of "Candidatus Rickettsia mendelii" as a separate basal group.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Mar 2023
Igolkina Yana, Nikitin Aleksey, Verzhutskaya Yulia, Gordeyko Natalia, Tikunov Artem, Epikhina Tamara, Tikunova Nina, Rar Vera
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To date, the phylogeny of Rickettsia spp. from basal groups is based on the small number of identified species. Thus, the finding of "Candidatus Rickettsia mendelii" in 2016 is of great interest. In this study, "Ca. R. mendelii" was first identified in the Asian region in a new carrier, Ixodes pavlovskyi. "Candidatus R. mendelii", along with "Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae", were found in Ixodes ticks...
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