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Molecular Detection and Identification of Rickettsia Species in Ixodes pacificus in California

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: We amplified 16S rRNA, gltA, and ompA genes from Ixodes pacificus by polymerase chain reaction. Sequencing, BLAST analysis, and phylogenetic constructions indicated that two Rickettsia phylotypes are present in I. pacificus. While phylotype G021 has high homology to Ixodes scapularis endosymbiotic Rickettsia, phylotype G022 is a deeply branched novel spotted fever group Rickettsia.

Source: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0077

Authors: Jimmy Ninh Phan, Casey Roy Lu, William Garrett Bender, Robert Marion Smoak, Jianmin Zhong

Institution: Cal Poly Humboldt

Language: English

Topic: Vector-borne infectious diseases

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health, University of California, Irvine, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases