Molecular characterization of a novel Rickettsia species from Ixodes scapularis in Texas.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Billings, A. N. ; Teltow, G. J. ; Weaver, S. C. ; Walker, D. H.
• Description:
  A novel Rickettsia species of undetermined pathogenicity was detected in Ixodes scapularis. DNA sequencing showed the highest nucleotide sequence similarities with R. australis for the 17 kDa gene, R. helvetica for gltA, and R. montana for rompA. The new organism, provisionally designated as genotype Cooleyi, is highly divergent in three conserved genes from recognized Rickettsia species.
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Ixodes
  • Phylogeny
  • Rickettsia
  • Sequence Analysis, Dna
  • Species Specificity
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 4(2):305-309.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15496/cdc_15496_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 189.38 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6b0421044bffa89eaee67f8c8791b8fb482c9a8ff4011996ec820a67faa2fc8d