Candidatus Cryptoplasma Associated with Green Lizards and Ixodes ricinus Ticks, Slovakia, 2004–2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kočíková, Božena ; Majláth, Igor ; Víchová, Bronislava ; Maliničová, Lenka ; Pristaš, Peter ; Connors, Vincent A. ; Majláthová, Viktória
• Description:
  During 2004-2011, we collected green lizards and Ixodes ricinus ticks in Slovak Karst National Park in Slovakia; 90% (36/40) of lizards and 37% of ticks removed from lizards were infected with family Anaplasmataceae bacteria. Only Candidatus Cryptoplasma sp. REP (reptile) was identified in these samples. Green lizards transmit this bacterium.
• Subjects:
  Anaplasmataceae Bacteria Candidatus Cryptoplasma Associated With Green Lizards And Ixodes Ricinus Ticks, Slovakia, 2004–2011 Dispatch Green Lizard Green Lizards Ixodes Ricinus Karst Lacerta Viridis Reptile-associated Candidatus Cryptoplasma Slovak Karst National Park Tick-borne Infections Ticks Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(12):2348-2351
• Pubmed ID:
  30457527
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6256375
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Slovakia
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6bbc499148697fd07a1d388403454e81a328474f2947b2bfd6613463604ddaaa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/61324/cdc_61324_DS1.pdf
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