Abstract
Three different spotted-fever group rickettsiae-Rickettsia conorii, R. massiliae, and R. rhipicephali-were detected and identified by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis in Rhipicephalus ticks collected from domestic animals in the Fokida region of Greece, where a high seroprevalence of antibodies to R. conorii was previously demonstrated. The infection rate of ticks was 1.6%. Moreover, R. conorii was isolated from one Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic / parasitology
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Chlorocebus aethiops
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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Greece
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length*
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Rickettsia conorii* / classification*
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Rickettsia conorii* / genetics
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Rickettsia conorii* / growth & development
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Rickettsia conorii* / isolation & purification*
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Tick Infestations / parasitology
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Ticks / classification
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Ticks / microbiology*
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Vero Cells