First molecular detection of R-conoril, R-aeschlimannii, and R-massiliae in ticks from Algeria

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作者
Bitam, I.
Parola, P.
Matsumoto, K.
Rolain, J. M.
Baziz, B.
Boubidi, S. C.
Harrat, Z.
Belkaid, M.
Raoult, Didier
机构
[1] WHO Collaborat Ctr Rickettsial Reference & Res, Fac Med, Unite Rickettsies, CNRS,UMR 6020,IFR 48, F-13385 Marseille 5, France
[2] Inst Pasteur, Unite Entomol Med, Algiers, Algeria
[3] INSERM, Fac Med, Lab Parasitol & Mycol, U399,IFR 48, F-13258 Marseille, France
[4] Inst Natl Agron, Algiers 16036, Algeria
来源
CENTURY OF RICKETTSIOLOGY: EMERGING, REEMERGING RICKETTSIOSES, MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AND EMERGING VETERINARY RICKETTSIOSES | 2006年 / 1078卷
关键词
ticks; Algeria; Rickettsia conorii; Rickettsia aeschlimannii; Rickettsia massiliae; Hyalomina; Rhipicephalus;
D O I
10.1196/annals.1374.073
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
Ticks collected in Northern Algeria between May 2001 and November 2003 were tested by PCR for the presence of Rickettsia spp. DNA using primer amplifying gltA and OmpA genes. Three different spotted fever group rickettsias were amplified from these ticks: R. Conorii subsp. R conorii strain Malish in Rhipicephalus sanguineus, R. aeschlimannii in Hyalomma inarginatunt, and R. massiliae in Rhipicephalus turanicus. Our results confirm the presence of R. conorii in ticks in Algeria and provide the first detection of R. aechlimannii and R. massiliae in Algeria.
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