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SEROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF RICKETTSIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI ISOLATES FROM NORTH QUEENSLAND*
Author(s) -
Shirai A,
Campbell RW,
Gan E,
Chan TC,
Huxsoll DL
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1982.22
Subject(s) - serology , rickettsia , biology , strain (injury) , rickettsiosis , orientia tsutsugamushi , scrub typhus , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , indirect immunofluorescence , immunofluorescence , veterinary medicine , antibody , medicine , virus , immunology , anatomy
Summary Fifty‐two Rickettsia tsutsugamushi isolates from humans, rodents and chiggers in North Queensland were serologically characterized by the direct immunofluorescence test. A majority (71%) of the isolates was a mixture of two or more strains. The most frequently detected strains in the 52 isolates were TA716 (94%), TA763 (42%), TA686 (33%), and Karp (31%). The Gilliam strain was detected in only 4% of the isolates.