Prevalence of Rickettsia species in Canadian populations of Dermacentor andersoni and D. variabilis

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Mar;75(6):1786-9. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02554-08. Epub 2009 Jan 16.

Abstract

We determined the prevalence of rickettsiae in Dermacentor adults at 15 localities in Canada. Rickettsia rickettsii was not detected in any tick, whereas Rickettsia peacockii was present in 76% of Dermacentor andersoni adults and Rickettsia montanensis in 8% of Dermacentor variabilis adults. This host specificity was maintained in localities where both tick species occurred in sympatry.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Canada / epidemiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Dermacentor / microbiology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Prevalence
  • Rickettsia / classification*
  • Rickettsia / isolation & purification*
  • Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology
  • Rickettsia Infections / microbiology
  • Rickettsia Infections / veterinary*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FM883668
  • GENBANK/FM883669
  • GENBANK/FM883670
  • GENBANK/FM883671