Table 4.
Designation and information about sequencing of Rickettsia spp. genotypes identified in this study.
| Gene | Rickettsia sp. | Genotype | Numbera | Potential vector | Locationb | GenBankc | BLAST analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ompB | R. massiliae | ompBRmasRs1 | 4 | Rh. sanguineus s.l. | Bizerte | MN311185 | 100% R. massiliae (CP000683) |
| ompBRmasRs2 | 2 | Rh. sanguineus s.l. | Bizerte | MN311189 | 100% R. massiliae (KJ663751) | ||
| ompBRmasRt1 | 20 | Rh. turanicus | Bizerte and Beja | MN311191 | 100% R. massiliae (CP000683) | ||
| ompBRmasRt2 | 12 | Rh. turanicus | Bizerte and Beja | MN311211 | 100% R. massiliae (KJ663751) | ||
| R. monacensis | ompBRmonRs1 | 1 | Rh. sanguineus s.l. | Bizerte | MN311223 | 100% R. monacensis (EU883092) | |
| ompBRmonRs2 | 1 | Rh. sanguineus s.l. | Bizerte | MN311224 | 99.4% R. monacensis (EU883092) | ||
| ompA | R. massiliae | ompARmasRs1 | 6 | Rh. sanguineus s.l. | Bizerte | MN311225 | 100% R. massiliae (MH532237) |
| ompARmasRs2 | 2 | Rh. sanguineus s.l. | Bizerte | MN311229 | 100% R. massiliae (KJ663747) | ||
| ompARmasRs3 | 1 | Rh. sanguineus s.l. | Beja | MW026194 | 99.8% R. massiliae (MH532237) | ||
| ompARmasRs4 | 1 | Rh. sanguineus s.l. | Beja | MW026195 | 99.8% R. massiliae (MH532237) | ||
| ompARmasRt1 | 16 | Rh. turanicus | Beja | MN311231 | 100% R. massiliae (MH532237) | ||
| ompARmasRt2 | 4 | Rh. turanicus | Beja | MW026200 | 100% R. massiliae (KJ663747) | ||
| ompARmasRt3 | 5 | Rh. turanicus | Beja | MW026204 | 99.8% R. massiliae (MH532237) | ||
| ompARmasRt4 | 2 | Rh. turanicus | Beja | MW026209 | 99.8% R. massiliae (MH532237) | ||
| ompARmasRt5 | 2 | Rh. turanicus | Beja | MW026211 | 99.6% R. massiliae (MH532237) | ||
| ompARmasRt6 | 1 | Rh. turanicus | Beja | MW026213 | 99.8% R. massiliae (MH532237) | ||
| ompARmasRt7 | 1 | Rh. turanicus | Bizerte | MW026214 | 99.6% R. massiliae (KJ663747) | ||
| gltA | R. massiliae | gltARmasRt1 | 25 | Rh. turanicus | Bizerte and Beja | MW026215 | 100% R. massiliae (KJ663740) |
R. sanguineus s.l., Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato; R. turanicus, Rhipicephalus turanicus.
Number of sequenced Rickettsia positive samples.
Geographical location.
GenBank accession number.
All information about the GenBank accession numbers represented in the Blast analysis is shown on the phylogenetic trees presented in Figures 2–4. Genotypes ompBRmasRs1, ompBRmasRs2, ompBRmasRt1, and ompBRmasRt2 were also represented by GenBank accession numbers MN311186–MN311188, MN311190, MN311192–MN311210, and MN311212–MN311222, respectively. Genotypes ompARmasRs1, ompARmasRs2, ompARmasRt1, ompARmasRt2, ompARmasRt3, ompARmasRt4, and ompARmasRt5 were also represented by GenBank accession numbers MN311226–MN311228, MW026192, MW026193, MN311230, MN311232–MN311242, MW026196–MW026199, MW026201–MW026203, MW026206–MW026208, MW026210, and MW026212, respectively. Genotype gltARmasRt1 was also represented by GenBank accession numbers MW026216–MW026239.