| Literature DB >> 12843081 |
Anna Psaroulaki1, Ioanna Spyridaki, Alexandros Ioannidis, Thomas Babalis, Achilleas Gikas, Yannis Tselentis.
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Three different spotted-fever group rickettsiae-Rickettsia conorii, R. massiliae, and R. rhipicephali-were detected and identified by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis in Rhipicephalus ticks collected from domestic animals in the Fokida region of Greece, where a high seroprevalence of antibodies to R. conorii was previously demonstrated. The infection rate of ticks was 1.6%. Moreover, R. conorii was isolated from one Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12843081 PMCID: PMC165344 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3317-3319.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948