Abstract
Real-time PCR of Amblyomma imitator tick egg masses obtained in Nuevo Leon State, Mexico, identified a Rickettsia species. Sequence analyses of 17-kD common antigen and outer membrane protein A and B gene fragments showed to it to be R. rickettsii, which suggested a potential new vector for this bacterium.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1282-1284 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Emerging infectious diseases |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases