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Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil |
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| Authors: | Silveira Iara Pacheco Richard C Szabó Matias P J Ramos Hernani G C Labruna Marcelo B |
| Affiliation: | *University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;†Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Abstract: | We report finding Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil in 9.7% of Amblyomma triste ticks examined. An R. parkeri isolate was successfully established in Vero cell culture. Molecular characterization of the agent was performed by DNA sequencing of portions of the rickettsial genes gltA, htrA, ompA, and ompB. |
| Keywords: | Rickettsia parkeri Amblyomma triste tick isolation Brazil dispatch |
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