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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2017 Aug 9;8(6):915–921. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.08.001

Table 2.

Summary of PCR amplification of the ompA gene and 16S rRNA gene of rickettsiae using DNA extracts from eggs and engorged female Ixodes pacificus. The “+” symbol indicates amplification of the gene by PCR.

Tick Tissue ompA gene 16S rRNA gene
Engorged female
#1 ovary + +
midgut + +
Engorged female
#2 ovary + +
midgut + +
Engorged female
#3 ovary + +
midgut + +
Engorged female
#4 ovary + +
midgut + +
Engorged female
#5 ovary + +
midgut + +