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Characterization of a New Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Detected in Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected in Slovakia
2000-09-01
Abstract excerpt
Two previously undescribed rickettsiae were detected in Ixodes ricinus Ricketts by polymerase chain reaction. Ixodes ricinus Slovakia (IRS)3 and IRS4 were identified in ticks collected in northeastern and southwestern Slovakia, respectively. Sequences of the 16S rRNA citrate synthase (gltA) and outer membrane protein rOmpA (ompA) encoding genes of both strains were nearly identical but were distinct from those of...
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- 10.1093/jmedent/37.5.707
