Abstract |
Tick DNA samples from cattle in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Area, China, were examined for Rickettsia infection by citrate synthase gene-based PCR and sequencing. Four positive samples were detected from Haemaphysalis danieli and high levels of similarity were found with recently detected 'Candidatus Rickettsia principis.'
|
Authors | Bayin Chahan, Zijian Jian, Jilintai, Kazuro Miyahara, Shigeyuki Tanabe, Xuenan Xuan, Yukita Sato, Tadaaki Moritomo, Sadao Nogami, Takeshi Mikami, Soichi Maruyama, Hisashi Inokuma |
Journal | Veterinary parasitology
(Vet Parasitol)
Vol. 144
Issue 1-2
Pg. 184-7
(Mar 15 2007)
ISSN: 0304-4017 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 17052853
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
|
Chemical References |
- DNA, Bacterial
- Citrate (si)-Synthase
|
Topics |
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
(parasitology)
- China
- Citrate (si)-Synthase
(genetics)
- DNA, Bacterial
(chemistry, genetics)
- Female
- Gene Amplification
- Male
- Phylogeny
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
(veterinary)
- Rickettsia
(classification, genetics)
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Homology
- Tick Infestations
(parasitology, veterinary)
- Ticks
(microbiology)
|