Table 3.

Rickettsia species identified by the sequencing of ompB, ompA, and gltA partial sequences in Rhipicephalus ticks.

Tick species	Number	ompB PCR positive (%)	ompB PCR positives/sequencing	ompA PCR positives/sequencing	gltA PCR positives/sequencing	Rickettsia spp.
Rh. turanicus	423	99 (23.4 ± 0.04)	32	31	25	R. massiliae
			0	0	0	R. monacensis
Rh. sanguineus s.l.	243	23 (9.5 ± 0.04)	6	10	0	R. massiliae
			2	0	0	R. monacensis
Total	666	122 (18.3 ± 0.03)	40	41	25	Rickettsia spp.

Rh. turanicus, Rhipicephalus turanicus; Rh. sanguineus s.l., Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato.