Table 4.
Identification of Rickettsia spp. in samples of tick and flea pools that were PCR positive.
| Species | No. pools analyzed | Rickettsia spp. positive pools (%) | No. sequences obtained | Province (pools sequenced) | Sequence similarity (%) | Sequence length (bp) | Rickettsia sp. [GenBank accession number] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. sanguineus s.l. | 119 | 36 (30.2) | 4 | Limón, San José, Guanacaste | 100 | 349 | R. felis [KX544809; CP00053] |
| A. mixtum | 3 | 1 (33.3) | 1 | Guanacaste | 100 | 349 | R. amblyommatis [KX544812; JF694089] |
| A. ovale | 6 | 1 (16.6) | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| I. boliviensis | 1 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| C. felis | 161 | 53 (34.6) | 2 | San Jose, Puntarenas | 100 | 349 | R. felis [KX544809; CP00053] |
| 1 | Limón | 100 | 349 | R. asembonensis [KX544807; AF5116333] | |||
| P. simulans | 9 | 3 (33.3) | 0 | – | – | – | – |