Rickettsia amblyommii infecting Amblyomma sculptum in endemic spotted fever area from southeastern Brazil

The Rickettsia bacteria include the aetiological agents for the human spotted fever (SF) disease. In the present study, a SF group Rickettsia amblyommii related bacterium was detected in a field collected Amblyomma sculptum ( Amblyomma cajennense species complex) tick from a Brazilian SF endemic sit...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2016-07, Vol.110 (8)
Main Authors: Nunes, Emília de Carvalho, Vizzoni, Vinicius Figueiredo, Navarro, Daniel Leal, Iani, Felipe Campos de Melo, Durães, Liliane Silva, Daemon, Erik, Soares, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Gazeta, Gilberto Salles
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Language:English
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Amblyomma sculptum
Rickettsia amblyommii
southeastern Brazil
ticks
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Summary:The Rickettsia bacteria include the aetiological agents for the human spotted fever (SF) disease. In the present study, a SF group Rickettsia amblyommii related bacterium was detected in a field collected Amblyomma sculptum ( Amblyomma cajennense species complex) tick from a Brazilian SF endemic site in southeastern Brazil, in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais. Genetic analysis based on genes ompA, ompB and htrA showed that the detected strain, named R. amblyommii str. JF, is related to the species R. amblyommii.
ISSN:1678-8060