Rickettsia  spp. in  Ixodes ricinus  Ticks in Bavaria, Germany | Zendy

WÖLFEL R. | Zendy; TERZIOGLU R. | Zendy; KIESSLING J. | Zendy; WILHELM S. | Zendy; ESSBAUER S. | Zendy; PFEFFER M. | Zendy; DOBLER G. | Zendy

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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.

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