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Rickettsia spp. in Ixodes ricinus Ticks in Bavaria, Germany
Author(s) -
WÖLFEL R.,
TERZIOGLU R.,
KIESSLING J.,
WILHELM S.,
ESSBAUER S.,
PFEFFER M.,
DOBLER G.
Publication year - 2006
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 - 10.1196/annals.1374.133
Subject(s) - ixodes ricinus , ricinus , biology , rickettsia , tick borne disease , tick , spotted fever , veterinary medicine , virology , medicine , botany , virus
This study aims to provide information on the occurrence of spotted fever rickettsiae in Ixodes ricinus ticks in southern Germany. A total of 2,141 I. ricinus ticks was collected in Bavaria. Pools of 5‐10 ticks were studied by a PCR targeting the rickettsial citrate synthase gene gltA . The average prevalence rate was 12% (257 of 2,141). Sequencing data exclusively identified Rickettsia helvetica DNA. Results and other data demonstrate the possible role of R. helvetica in I. ricinus as a source of human infections in southern Germany.