| rickettsia vini n. sp. (rickettsiaceae) infecting the tick ixodes arboricola (acari: ixodidae). | recently, a new rickettsia named 'candidatus rickettsia vini' belonging to the spotted fever group has been molecularly detected in ixodes arboricola ticks in spain, the czech republic, slovakia and turkey, with prevalence reaching up to 100 %. the aim of this study was to isolate this rickettsia in pure culture, and to describe it as a new rickettsia species. | 2016 | 27565956 |
| molecular characterization of 'candidatus rickettsia vini' in ixodes arboricola from the czech republic and slovakia. | the aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of rickettsiae in the tree-hole tick ixodes arboricola in the czech republic and slovakia. during may to september of 2009 and 2013, bird boxes belonging to three different areas were screened for ticks. in total, 454 nestlings and 109 nests of 10 hole-breeding bird species were examined. ticks were found on ficedula albicollis, parus major, cyanistes caeruleus and sitta europaea and/or in their nests. in total, 166 ticks (17 nymphs, 10 males a ... | 2015 | 25769386 |