Table 1.
Molecular detection of Rickettsia in host-seeking Ixodidae ticks collected from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Including GenBank accession numbers of the sequences obtained. L = Larva, N = Nymph, M = male, F = Female
| Site | Tick species | No. of ticks collected | No. of sequences for gene (16 S/cox1) | Tick deposited sequences (16 S/cox1) | Presence of Rickettsia | Rickettsia species | No. of sequences for gene (gltA/SCA1/16S) | Rickettsia deposited sequences (gltA, SCA1, 16 S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amblyomma ovale | 1 M/1F | ||||||
| Amblyomma mixtum | 1 M | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Amblyomma ovale | 2 M | 1 | |||||
| Amblyomma pacae | 3 L/1F | 2 |
1 pool 1 F |
Rickettsia amblyommatis | 2 | |||
| Amblyomma mixtum | 2 N | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Ixodes sp. cf. I. affinis | 1 M | 1 | |||||
| Ixodes sp. | 1 L/2 N | 3 | ||||||
| Amblyomma ovale | 1 L/1 M | 1 | ||||||
| Amblyomma longirostre | 29 L | 2 |
1 pool (10 larvae) |
Rickettsia sp. | 1 | |||
| Haemaphysalis juxtakochi | 1 N | 1 |