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- Title
Molecular detection and groEL typing of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Sardinian ticks.
- Authors
Chisu, Valentina; Zobba, Rosanna; Foxi, Cipriano; Pisu, Danilo; Masala, Giovanna; Alberti, Alberto
- Abstract
Rickettsia aeschlimannii is an emerging tick-borne pathogen of the spotted fever group Rickettsiae with considerable impact on both human and animal health. This study reports the molecular detection and groEL characterization of R. aeschlimannii in ticks collected from birds and ruminants in a typical Mediterranean environment. Phylogeny of R. aeschlimannii and species representative of the spotted fever and typhus groups based on the groEL gene is reconstructed for the first time. Results expand the knowledge on distribution and typing of emerging human tick-borne diseases in Sardinia and pave the way for future molecular epidemiology studies of zoonotic Rickettsiae.
- Subjects
SARDINIA (Italy); IDENTIFICATION of pathogenic microorganisms; RICKETTSIAS; TICK-borne diseases; EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2016, Vol 115, Issue 9, p3323
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-016-5091-5