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SUBMITTER: Phan JN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3129645 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) 20110317 7
We amplified 16S rRNA, gltA, and ompA genes from Ixodes pacificus by polymerase chain reaction. Sequencing, BLAST analysis, and phylogenetic constructions indicated that two Rickettsia phylotypes are present in I. pacificus. While phylotype G021 has high homology to Ixodes scapularis endosymbiotic Rickettsia, phylotype G022 is a deeply branched novel spotted fever group Rickettsia. ...[more]