First direct detection of rickettsial pathogens and a new rickettsia, 'Candidatus Rickettsia barbariae', in ticks from Sardinia, Italy

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1028-1033

  Mura, A ^a   Masala, G ^a   Tola, S ^a   Satta, G ^a   Fois, F ^a   Piras, P ^a   Rolain, J M ^b   Raoult, D ^b   Parola, Philippe ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Italy; Rickettsia; Sardinia; Spotted fever; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; ITALY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

HYALOMMA MARGINATUM MARGINATUM; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AESCHLIMANNII; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA MASSILIAE; RICKETTSIACEAE;

EID: 56849083775     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02082.x     Document Type: Article

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