Characterization of a novel transitional group Rickettsia species (Rickettsia tillamookensis sp. nov.) from the western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus.
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DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004880
Abstract: A previously unrecognized Rickettsia species was isolated in 1976 from a pool of Ixodes pacificus ticks collected in 1967 from Tillamook County, Oregon, USA. The isolate produced low fever and mild scrotal oedema following intraperitoneal… read more here.
Keywords: rickettsia species; rickettsia; group rickettsia; ixodes pacificus ... See more keywords