Novel Rickettsia in Ticks, Tasmania, Australia
- Leonard Izzard
- Stephen Graves
- Erika Cox
- Stan Fenwick
- Nathan Unsworth
- John Stenos
Publication date
October 2009
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
A novel rickettsia was detected in Ixodes tasmani ticks collected from Tasmanian devils. A total of 55% were positive for the citrate synthase gene by quantitative PCR. According to current criteria for rickettsia speciation, this new rickettsia qualifies as Candidatus Rickettsia tasmanensis, named after the location of its detection
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