Abstract
We examined 192 Ixodes ricinus tick nymphs from Denmark for the presence of Rickettsia spp. We used a species-specific real-time PCR; 13.0% of the ticks were positive for rickettsial DNA. Only DNA from Rickettsia helvetica was found in the ticks.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Denmark
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Ixodes / growth & development
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Ixodes / microbiology*
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Nymph / microbiology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
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Rickettsia / classification
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Rickettsia / genetics
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Rickettsia / isolation & purification*
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Species Specificity
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Trees