| molecular detection of rickettsia bellii and rickettsia sp. strain colombianensi in ticks from cordoba, colombia. | the purpose of this study was to provide molecular evidence of rickettsia spp. in ticks collected from 2 sites of cordoba. from may to june 2009, 1069 amblyomma cajennense ticks were removed from 40 capybaras (hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in a rural locality of monteria. furthermore, 458 amblyomma sp. larvae and 20 amblyomma sp. nymphs were collected in a rural locality of los cordobas (cordoba) by drag sampling on vegetation (n=1547). ticks were grouped into pools and tested for rickettsial infec ... | 2014 | 24378078 |