Molecular Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Ticks of Iran [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2020 Ticks are reservoir hosts of pathogenic Rickettsia in humans and domestic animals. Most pathogenic Rickettsia species belong to the spotted fever group (SFG).
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Potential zoonotic rickettsiales bacteria associated with small mammals and their ectoparasites in africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesThe proximity of humans to small mammals and their ectoparasites at wildlife-human interfaces in Africa creates favorable conditions for the spillover of zoonotic pathogens.
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Rickettsiaceae and Anaplasmataceae infections in Ixodes ricinus ticks from urban and natural forested areas of Poland [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Ixodes ricinus is a major vector for a range of microbial pathogens and the most prevalent and widely distributed tick species on the European continent, occurring in both natural and urban habitats.
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Infection and Drug Resistance, 2020 Nam Le Van,1,* Chung Pham Van,2,* Manh Nguyen Dang,2 Thang Dao Van,1 Quyen Le T Do,1 Hung Vu Hoang,1 Tien Tran Viet,1,3 Binh Nhu Do1,4 1Department of Infectious Disease, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Military Medical University, Ha Noi, Vietnam ...
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Ticks and Tick-Borne DiseasesAn uncharacterized Rickettsia species was previously identified by molecular detection in Amblyomma americanum ticks from Oklahoma, a state reported to have high Rickettsia seroprevalence.
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Infection Rates and Characterisation of Rickettsia africae (Rickettsiaceae) Detected in Amblyomma Species from Southern Africa [PDF]
MicroorganismsTick-borne rickettsioses are considered among the oldest known vector-borne zoonotic diseases. Among the rickettsiae, Rickettsia africae is the most reported and important in Africa, as it is the aetiological agent of African tick bite fever (ATBF ...
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Humoral Immune Response to Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection: Recent Research Findings and Future Studies [PDF]
ZoonosesOrientia tsutsugamushi ( Ot ), an intracellular bacterium in the family Rickettsiaceae, is the etiological agent of scrub typhus. Understanding of the immunologic responses to Ot infection, particularly immunity after infection, has remained a major ...
Casey Gonzales, Lynn Soong
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Flagellar movement in two bacteria of the family rickettsiaceae: a re-evaluation of motility in an evolutionary perspective. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae have always been largely studied not only for their importance in the medical field, but also as model systems in evolutionary biology. In fact, they share a recent common ancestor with mitochondria. The most studied
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Cellular tropism, population dynamics, host range and taxonomic status of an aphid secondary symbiont, SMLS (Sitobion miscanthi L type symbiont). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 SMLS (Sitobion miscanthi L type symbiont) is a newly reported aphid secondary symbiont. Phylogenetic evidence from molecular markers indicates that SMLS belongs to the Rickettsiaceae and has a sibling relationship with Orientia tsutsugamushi.
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Objectives: Inadequate treatment of scrub typhus results in severe complications such as septic shock and is also associated with a high median mortality rate of 6%.
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