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. 1999 Nov-Dec;5(6):811–814. doi: 10.3201/eid0506.990612

New Rickettsiae in ticks collected in territories of the former soviet union.

E Rydkina 1, V Roux 1, N Rudakov 1, M Gafarova 1, I Tarasevich 1, D Raoult 1
PMCID: PMC2640811  PMID: 10603217

Abstract

Dermacentor nuttallii from Siberia, Rhipicephalus sanguineus from Crimea, and Rh. pumilio from the Astrakhan region were infected with Rickettsia sibirica (12%), R. conorii (8%), and the Astrakhan fever agent (3%), respectively. Three new Rickettsiae of the R. massiliae genogroup were identified in ticks by 16S rDNA, gltA, and ompA sequencing.

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