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rickettsial infection in amblyomma nodosum ticks (acari: ixodidae) from brazil.the rickettsial infections in 174 amblyomma nodosum found on passeriform birds in the atlantic forest, eastern brazil, have recently been evaluated. rickettsiae were successfully isolated from two ticks, using cultures of vero cells. both isolates were molecularly characterised, using the rickettsial genes glta and htra and, when possible, also ompa and ompb. portions of the glta and htra genes from one of the rickettsial isolates were found be closely match the corresponding genbank sequences f ...200919583912
survey of ticks (acari: ixodidae) and their rickettsia in an atlantic rain forest reserve in the state of são paulo, brazil.the current study investigated the occurrence of ticks and their rickettsiae in the serra do mar state park, which encompasses one of the largest atlantic rain forest reserves of brazil. from july 2008 to june 2009, a total of 2439 ticks (2,196 free living and 243 collected on hosts) was collected, encompassing the following 13 species: amblyomma aureolatum (pallas), amblyomma brasiliense aragao, amblyomma dubitatum neumann, amblyomma fuscum neumann, amblyomma incisum neumann, amblyomma longiros ...201020939390
rickettsial agents in avian ixodid ticks in northeast brazil.birds are important in the maintenance and spread of ticks and tick-borne diseases. in this context we screened birds in the atlantic forest north of the são francisco river and caatinga in northeast brazil. in the atlantic forest amblyomma longirostre, amblyomma nodosum, amblyomma varium and amblyomma auricularium were identified. a. longirostre was infected by "candidatus rickettsia amblyommii" and a. nodosum by a rickettsia parkeri-like agent. in caatinga, amblyomma parvum and a. auricularium ...201525800099
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