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Isolation on « VERO » cells of a Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia « Mortilli strain » from Rhipicephalus sanguineus |
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| Authors: | G Tringali V Intonazzo A M Perna S Mansueto D H Walker |
| Institution: | (1) Istituto di Igiene e, Italy;(2) Clinica Malattie Tropicali, Universita di Palermo, Via del Vespro, 133, 90I27, Palermo, Italy;(3) Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA |
| Abstract: | The isolation of a Spotted Fever Group (SFG) Rickettsia « Mortilli strain » from brown dog ticks Rhipicephalu.s sanguineus removed from dogs associated with a confirmed case of Boutonneuse Fever (BF) in a site of a Western Sicily is reported. The need is stressed for isolation and adaption on cell cultures of SFG rickettsial strains for analysis of antigenic structure employing modern methodology.Corresponding author |
| Keywords: | Spotted fever Rickettsia Rhipicephalus sanguineus |
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