Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil

Silveira, Iara; Pacheco, Richard C.; Szabó, Matias P. J.; Ramos, Hernani G. C.; Labruna, Marcelo B.

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Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil

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Jul 2007
By Silveira, Iara ; Pacheco, Richard C. ; Szabó, Matias P. J. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Silveira, Iara ; Pacheco, Richard C. ; Szabó, Matias P. J. ; Ramos, Hernani G. C. ; Labruna, Marcelo B.
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We report finding Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil in 9.7% of Amblyomma triste ticks examined. An R. parkeri isolate was successfully established in Vero cell culture. Molecular characterization of the agent was performed by DNA sequencing of portions of the rickettsial genes gltA, htrA, ompA, and ompB.
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Animals Arachnid Vectors Cercopithecus Aethiops Deer Disease Reservoirs Rickettsia Rickettsia Infections Species Specificity Tick Infestations Ticks Vero Cells
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(7):1111-1113.
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Dispatch
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Brazil
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13
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7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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