Detection of Rickettsia spp. in Danish ticks (Acari: Ixodes ricinus) using real-time PCR

Claus Bo Svendsen; Karen A. Krogfelt; Per Moestrup Jensen

doi:10.1080/00365540802530653

Detection of Rickettsia spp. in Danish ticks (Acari: Ixodes ricinus) using real-time PCR

Claus Bo Svendsen
, Karen A. Krogfelt
, Per Moestrup Jensen

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Abstract

We examined 192 Ixodes ricinus tick nymphs from Denmark for the presence of Rickettsia spp. We used a species-specific real-time PCR; 13.0% of the ticks were positive for rickettsial DNA. Only DNA from Rickettsia helvetica was found in the ticks.

Original language	English
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	41
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	70-72
Number of pages	3
ISSN	2374-4235
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540802530653
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

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