TABLE 1.
Descriptions of the six rickettsial strains isolated from Japanese ticksa
| Strain | Tick species | Location | Yr of isolation | Refer- ence | Polyclonal IQ-1 serotype | Reactivity with MAb specific for:
|
PCR amplification
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFG rickettsiae (MAb S3) | R. japonica (MAb C3) | Rr-90-70p-602n (rOmpA) | BG1-21-BG2-20 (rOmpA) | ||||||
| AT-1 | A. testudinarium | Western Japan | 1993 | 6 | − | + | − | + | − |
| DT-1 | D. taiwanensis | Western Japan | 1993 | 20 | − | + | + | + | + |
| IM-1 | I. monospinosus | Southern Japan | 1993 | 6 | + | + | − | − | − |
| FLA-1 | H. flava | Western Japan | 1998 | 6 | − | + | + | ? | ? |
| IO-1 | I. ovatus | Central Japan | 1993 | 4 | + | + | − | − | − |
| IP-1 | I. persulcatus | Northern Japan | 1966 | 4 | + | + | − | − | − |
a
The rickettsial strains were cultivated in L929 cells.