Rickettsia conorii Israeli tick typhus strain isolated from Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in Portugal

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2007 Fall;7(3):444-7. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2006.0628.

Abstract

This report describes the first establishment of five isolates of R. conorii Israeli tick typhus (ITT) strain from Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in different regions of Portugal. Ticks were collected on two separate expeditions that took place in Bragança, Montesinho Natural Park, and Portalegre City.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arthropod Vectors / microbiology*
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Portugal
  • Rhipicephalus sanguineus / microbiology*
  • Rickettsia conorii / genetics
  • Rickettsia conorii / isolation & purification*
  • Sequence Homology

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • OMPA outer membrane proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/EF077645
  • GENBANK/EF077646
  • GENBANK/EF077647
  • GENBANK/EF077648
  • GENBANK/EF077649
  • GENBANK/EF077650
  • GENBANK/EF077651
  • GENBANK/EF077652
  • GENBANK/EF077653
  • GENBANK/EF077654