Co-Occurrence of <i>Francisella</i>, Spotted Fever Group <i>Rickettsia</i>, and <i>Midichloria</i> in Avian-Associated <i>Hyalomma rufipes</i>

Co-Occurrence of <i>Francisella</i>, Spotted Fever Group <i>Rickettsia</i>, and <i>Midichloria</i> in Avian-Associated <i>Hyalomma rufipes</i>

The migratory behavior of wild birds contributes to the geographical spread of ticks and their microorganisms. In this study, we aimed to investigate the dispersal and co-occurrence of <i>Francisella</i> and spotted fever group <i>Rickettsia</i> (SFGR) in ticks infesting bird...

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Main Authors: Tove Hoffman, Andreas Sjödin, Caroline Öhrman, Linda Karlsson, Ryelan Francis McDonough, Jason W. Sahl, Dawn Birdsell, David M. Wagner, Laura G. Carra, Peter Wilhelmsson, John H.-O. Pettersson, Christos Barboutis, Jordi Figuerola, Alejandro Onrubia, Yosef Kiat, Dario Piacentini, Thomas G. T. Jaenson, Per-Eric Lindgren, Sara Moutailler, Thord Fransson, Mats Forsman, Kenneth Nilsson, Åke Lundkvist, Björn Olsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
African-Western Palaearctic region
migratory birds
ticks
<i>Hyalomma rufipes</i>
<i>Francisella</i>
<i>Francisella</i>-like endosymbionts
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