Rickettsia parkeri and Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae in Amblyomma maculatum Group Ticks.

ABSTRACT: We determined prevalence of Rickettsia spp. in 172 ticks of the Amblyomma maculatum group collected from 16 urban sites in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, during 2017 and 2018. Most ticks (59.3%) were collected from 1 site; 4 (2.3%) were infected with Rickettsia parkeri and 118 (68.6%) with Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae.

SUBMITTER: Noden BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6986823 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature