Detection of Rickettsia spp. in Danish ticks (Acari: Ixodes ricinus) using real-time PCR

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作者
Svendsen, Claus Bo [1 ]
Krogfelt, Karen A. [1 ]
Jensen, Per Moestrup [2 ]
机构
[1] Statens Serum Inst, Dept Bacteriol Mycol & Parasitol, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
[2] Univ Copenhagen, Dept Agr & Ecol, Fredericksburg, VA USA
关键词
SPOTTED-FEVER; HELVETICA;
D O I
10.1080/00365540802530653
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
We examined 192 Ixodes ricinus tick nymphs from Denmark for the presence of Rickettsia spp. We used a species-specific real-time PCR; 13.0% of the ticks were positive for rickettsial DNA. Only DNA from Rickettsia helvetica was found in the ticks.
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