Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2003 |
Authors: | Psaroulaki, A., Spyridaki, I., Ioannidis, A., Babalis, T., Gikas, A., Tselentis, Y. |
Journal: | Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyJournal of Clinical Microbiology |
Volume: | 41 |
Pagination: | 3317-3319 |
Keywords: | Acari |
Abstract: | 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. |