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Candidatus Ehrlichia Walkerii
Author(s) -
BROUQUI P.,
SANOGO Y. O.,
CARUSO G.,
MEROLA F.,
RAOULT D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07352.x
Subject(s) - ehrlichia , ixodes ricinus , candidatus , ixodes , virology , biology , tick borne disease , ehrlichiosis , microbiology and biotechnology , 16s ribosomal rna , tick , gene , genetics
A bstract :Ixodes ricinus harbors many infectious agents pathogenic for humans. A cause of fever is found in less than 50% of patients exposed to ticks. Investigations on 359 Ixodes ticks removed from asymptomatic patients in Northern Italy revealed the presence of a new ehrlichial agent in 10 ticks. Comparison of the 16S rRNA and the gltA gene sequences showed the organism is most closely related to Ehrlichia ruminantium . We propose this new Ehrlichia be named ‘ candidatus Ehrlichia walkerii .’