Identity of ehrlichial DNA sequences derived from Ixodes ricinus ticks with those obtained from patients with human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Slovenia.
J Clin Microbiol
; 37(1): 209-10, 1999 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-9854093
ABSTRACT
Adult Ixodes ricinus (Acari Ixodidae) ticks collected near Ljubljana, Slovenia, were tested for the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) by using PCR assays based on the 16S rRNA gene. Three (3.2%) of 93 ticks were found to contain granulocytic ehrlichiae. Nucleotide sequences of portions of the bacterial groESL heat shock operon amplified from these ticks were identical or nearly (99.8%) identical to those previously determined for human patients with HGE from Slovenia, providing additional evidence that the ticks were infected with the HGE agent. This study identified I. ricinus as the likely vector for these ehrlichial pathogens of humans in this part of Europe.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ehrlichiosis
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Ixodes
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Ehrlichia
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Microbiol
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Slovenia