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Abstract:

Ixodid ticks were collected from vegetation and from humans, wild and domestic mammals in a rural area in the semi-arid Argentine Chaco in late spring 2006 to evaluate their potential role as vectors of Spotted Fever Group (SFG) rickettsiae. A total of 233 adult ticks, identified as Amblyomma parvum, Amblyomma tigrinum and Amblyomma pseudoconcolor, was examined for Rickettsia spp. We identified an SFG rickettsia of unknown pathogenicity, "Candidatus Rickettsia sp. strain Argentina", in A. parvum and A. pseudoconcolor by PCR assays targeting gltA, ompA, ompB and 17-kDa outer membrane antigen rickettsial genes. Rickettsia bellii was detected in a host-seeking male of A. tigrinum. Amblyomma parvum is widespread in the study area and is a potential threat to human health. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Detection of "Candidatus Rickettsia sp. strain Argentina"and Rickettsia bellii in Amblyomma ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Northern Argentina
Autor:Tomassone, L.; Nuñez, P.; Ceballos, L.A.; Gürtler, R.E.; Kitron, U.; Farber, M.
Filiación:Department of Animal Production Epidemiology and Ecology, University of Torino, via L. Da Vinci 44, 10095 Grugliasco (Torino), Italy
Instituto de Biotecnología, INTA-Castelar, 1686 Hurligham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Laboratorio de Eco-Epidemiología, Departmento de Ecología Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Department of Environmental Studies, Emory University, 400 Dowman Dr., Math and Science Centre, Suite E511, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
Palabras clave:Amblyomma spp.; Argentina; Candidatus Rickettsia sp. strain Argentina; Rickettsia bellii; Spotted fever; Tick-borne disease; bacterial protein; antigen; bacterium; bioassay; disease vector; mammal; pathogenicity; polymerase chain reaction; rural area; semiarid region; spring (season); tick; vegetation; animal; Argentina; article; classification; female; genetics; human; isolation and purification; male; microbiology; molecular genetics; nucleotide sequence; parasitology; Rickettsia; tick; tick infestation; classification; Ixodidae; microbiology; Rickettsia; tick infestation; Animals; Argentina; Bacterial Proteins; Female; Humans; Ixodidae; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Rickettsia; Tick Infestations; Argentina; Chaco [Argentina]; Acari; Amblyomma; Amblyomma parvum; Amblyomma pseudoconcolor; Amblyomma tigrinum; Ixodida; Ixodidae; Mammalia; Rickettsia; Rickettsia bellii; Rickettsia sp.; Rickettsiaceae; Animals; Argentina; Bacterial Proteins; Female; Humans; Ixodidae; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Rickettsia; Tick Infestations
Año:2010
Volumen:52
Número:1
Página de inicio:93
Página de fin:100
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-010-9339-y
Título revista:Experimental and Applied Acarology
Título revista abreviado:Exp. Appl. Acarol.
ISSN:01688162
CODEN:EAACE
CAS:Bacterial Proteins; Bacterial Proteins
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01688162_v52_n1_p93_Tomassone

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Citas:

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Tomassone, L., Nuñez, P., Ceballos, L.A., Gürtler, R.E., Kitron, U. & Farber, M. (2010) . Detection of "Candidatus Rickettsia sp. strain Argentina"and Rickettsia bellii in Amblyomma ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Northern Argentina. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 52(1), 93-100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-010-9339-y
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Tomassone, L., Nuñez, P., Ceballos, L.A., Gürtler, R.E., Kitron, U., Farber, M. "Detection of "Candidatus Rickettsia sp. strain Argentina"and Rickettsia bellii in Amblyomma ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Northern Argentina" . Experimental and Applied Acarology 52, no. 1 (2010) : 93-100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-010-9339-y
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Tomassone, L., Nuñez, P., Ceballos, L.A., Gürtler, R.E., Kitron, U., Farber, M. "Detection of "Candidatus Rickettsia sp. strain Argentina"and Rickettsia bellii in Amblyomma ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Northern Argentina" . Experimental and Applied Acarology, vol. 52, no. 1, 2010, pp. 93-100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-010-9339-y
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Tomassone, L., Nuñez, P., Ceballos, L.A., Gürtler, R.E., Kitron, U., Farber, M. Detection of "Candidatus Rickettsia sp. strain Argentina"and Rickettsia bellii in Amblyomma ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Northern Argentina. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 2010;52(1):93-100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-010-9339-y