Molecular detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks removed from humans in Turkey

A total of 229 attached hard ticks were collected from humans in Yozgat province (Turkey) in 2009. All ticks were individually examined for the presence of Spotted Fever Group (SFG) rickettsiae using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting rickettsial citrate synthase (gltA) and outer membrane...

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Published in:Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2016-07, Vol.7 (5), p.951-953
Main Authors: Keskin, Adem, Bursali, Ahmet, Keskin, Aysun, Tekin, Saban
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - genetics
Citrate (si)-Synthase - genetics
Dermacentor - microbiology
DNA, Bacterial - genetics
Female
Humans
Ixodidae - microbiology
Male
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rickettsia Infections - epidemiology
Rickettsia Infections - microbiology
Tick Infestations - epidemiology
Tick Infestations - microbiology
Turkey - epidemiology
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Summary:A total of 229 attached hard ticks were collected from humans in Yozgat province (Turkey) in 2009. All ticks were individually examined for the presence of Spotted Fever Group (SFG) rickettsiae using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting rickettsial citrate synthase (gltA) and outer membrane protein (ompA) genes. Rickettsial DNA was detected in 24 (10.5%) tick samples belonging to Dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer) (9 males, 3 females), Hyalomma marginatum Koch (8 males, 2 females) and Haemaphysalis parva (Neumann) (2 males). Four SFG rickettsiae were identified: Rickettsia aeschlimannii in H. marginatum, Rickettsia raoultii and Rickettsia slovaca in D. marginatus; Rickettsia hoogstraalii in H. parva ticks. With the present study, the presence of SFG rickettsiae in ticks was reported in Yozgat province for the first time.
ISSN:1877-959X
1877-9603
DOI:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.04.015