Diversity and Phylogeny of Cattle Ixodid Ticks and Associated Spotted Fever Group <i>Rickettsia</i> spp. in Tunisia

Diversity and Phylogeny of Cattle Ixodid Ticks and Associated Spotted Fever Group <i>Rickettsia</i> spp. in Tunisia

Tick-borne rickettsioses are mainly caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG) of the <i>Rickettsia</i> genus. So far, the causative agents of SFG rickettsioses have not been detected in cattle ticks from Tunisia. Therefore, the aim of this study...

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Main Authors: Myriam Kratou, Hanene Belkahia, Rachid Selmi, Rihab Andolsi, Mokhtar Dhibi, Moez Mhadhbi, Lilia Messadi, Mourad Ben Said
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Rickettsia</i> species
cattle ticks
molecular species identification
genotyping
phylogenetic analysis
Tunisia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/4/552

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