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Molecular detection of Coxiella endosymbionts associated with ixodid ticks recovered from animals and man in Mexico: Phylogeography and haplotype diversity analysis.
Acta tropica - 1 Feb 2026
Grostieta Estefania, Salceda-Sánchez Beatriz, Zazueta-Islas Héctor M, Tenchipe-Márquez Miguel, Mondragon-Peña Laura V, Benítez Joselin, Castillo Paola Yesenia García, Miranda-Caballero Carlos I, Aguilar-Tipacamú Gabriela, Alonso-Diaz Miguel A, Rodríguez-Vivas Roger I, Chagoya-Fuentes Jorge L, Jácome-Sosa Edelmira, Huerta Herón, Becker Ingeborg, Sánchez-Montes Sokani
Abstract excerpt
For over 80 years, the genus Coxiella was considered monotypic, comprising only Coxiella burnetii, the aetiological agent of Q fever. Recent studies, however, have revealed several candidate species and genetic lineages associated with ticks, many of which act as endosymbionts that are essential for tick development. This association is particularly notable in the members of the Rhipicephalus sanguineus complex,...
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