Novel Rickettsia in Ticks, Tasmania, Australia

Izzard, Leonard; Graves, Stephen; Cox, Erika; Fenwick, Stan; Unsworth, Nathan; Stenos, John

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Novel Rickettsia in Ticks, Tasmania, Australia

Published Date:

Oct 2009

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Emerg Infect Dis. 15(10):1654-1656.

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Izzard, Leonard ; Graves, Stephen ; Cox, Erika ; Fenwick, Stan ; Unsworth, Nathan ; ... More ▼

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A novel rickettsia was detected in Ixodes tasmani ticks collected from Tasmanian devils. A total of 55% were positive for the citrate synthase gene by quantitative PCR. According to current criteria for rickettsia speciation, this new rickettsia qualifies as Candidatus Rickettsia tasmanensis, named after the location of its detection.

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