Novel rickettsia in ticks, Tasmania, Australia


Autoria(s): Izzard, Leonard; Graves, Stephen; Cox, Erika; Fenwick, Stan; Unsworth, Nathan; Stenos, John
Data(s)

01/10/2009

Resumo

A novel rickettsia was detected in Ixodes tasmani ticks collected from Tasmanian devils. A total of 55% were positive for the citrate synthase gene by quantitative PCR. According to current criteria for rickettsia speciation, this new rickettsia qualifies as Candidatus Rickettsia tasmanensis, named after the location of its detection.<br />

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30041596

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30041596/izzard-novelrickettsia-2009.pdf

http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1510.090799

Tipo

Journal Article