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Rickettsia parkeri genetic diversity from three different hard tick species (family: Ixodidae).
Parasites & vectors - 26 Feb 2026
Meyer Torelli Madeleine, Gual-Gonzalez Lídia, Baus Kristy, Nolan Melissa S
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BACKGROUND: Rickettsia parkeri sensu stricto, a causative agent of spotted fever rickettsiosis, is spread via the bite of infected ticks within the Amblyomma maculatum complex group. In the United States of America (USA), Am. maculatum Koch, 1844 is the primary vector for R. parkeri; however, Amblyomma americanum (Linnaeus, 1758) and Dermacentor variabilis (Say, 1821) have demonstrated potential to transmit R....
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