Detection of <italic>Rickettsia bellii</italic> and <italic>Rickettsia amblyommii</italic> in <italic>Amblyomma longirostre</italic> (Acari: Ixodidae) from Bahia state, Northeast Brazil
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Detection of Rickettsia bellii and Rickettsia amblyommii in Amblyomma longirostre (Acari: Ixodidae) from Bahia state, Northeast Brazil
Studies investigating rickettsial infections in ticks parasitizing wild animals in the Northeast region of Brazil have been confined to the detection of Rickettsia amblyommii in immature stages of Amblyomma longirostre collected from birds in the state of Bahia, and in immatures and females of Amblyomma auricularium collected from the striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) and armadil...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1678-4405
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-838246320140623