Amblyomma imitator ticks as vectors of Rickettsia rickettsii, Mexico

Karla A. Oliveira; Adriano Pinter; Aaron Medina-Sanchez; Venkata D. Boppana; Stephen K. Wikel; Tais B. Saito; Thomas Shelite; Lucas Blanton; Vsevolod Popov; Pete D. Teel; David H. Walker; Marcio A.M. Galvao; Claudio Mafra; Donald H. Bouyer

doi:10.3201/eid1608.100231

Amblyomma imitator ticks as vectors of Rickettsia rickettsii, Mexico

Karla A. Oliveira, Adriano Pinter, Aaron Medina-Sanchez, Venkata D. Boppana, Stephen K. Wikel, Tais B. Saito, Thomas Shelite, Lucas Blanton, Vsevolod Popov, Pete D. Teel, David H. Walker, Marcio A.M. Galvao, Claudio Mafra, Donald H. Bouyer

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Abstract

Real-time PCR of Amblyomma imitator tick egg masses obtained in Nuevo Leon State, Mexico, identified a Rickettsia species. Sequence analyses of 17-kD common antigen and outer membrane protein A and B gene fragments showed to it to be R. rickettsii, which suggested a potential new vector for this bacterium.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1282-1284
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	16
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1608.100231
State	Published - 2010

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Amblyomma imitator ticks as vectors of Rickettsia rickettsii, Mexico

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