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
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Canada / epidemiology
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Dermacentor / microbiology*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Prevalence
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Rickettsia / classification*
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Rickettsia / isolation & purification*
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Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology
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Rickettsia Infections / microbiology
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Rickettsia Infections / veterinary*
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
Associated data
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GENBANK/FM883668
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GENBANK/FM883669
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GENBANK/FM883670
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GENBANK/FM883671