Rickettsia amblyommatis isolated from Amblyomma mixtum (Acari: Ixodida) from two sites in Panama

Rickettsia amblyommatis is widely distributed in the Americas, and has been reported to infect different species of ticks within its distribution. In Panama, R. amblyommatis is the most common Rickettsia and its presence was molecularly detected in nine species of ticks and one flea species. This wo...

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Published in:Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2021-01, Vol.12 (1), p.101597-101597, Article 101597
Main Authors: Bermúdez C, Sergio, Zaldívar, Yamitzel, Domínguez A., Lillian, Hernández, Michelle, de Antinori, María E. Barnett, Krawczak, Felipe S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Central America
Isolation
Ixodidae
Rickettsiales
Spotted Fever Group
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Summary:Rickettsia amblyommatis is widely distributed in the Americas, and has been reported to infect different species of ticks within its distribution. In Panama, R. amblyommatis is the most common Rickettsia and its presence was molecularly detected in nine species of ticks and one flea species. This work described the isolation of R. amblyommatis in Vero cells by shell vial technique, from Amblyomma mixtum ticks collected from a captive tapir from Gamboa (Colon province), and a horse from El Valle de Antón (Cocle province). These represent the first isolations of R. amblyommatis in Panama.
ISSN:1877-959X
1877-9603
DOI:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101597