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. 2005 Jul;43(7):3558-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3558-3559.2005.

Simultaneous detection of "Rickettsia mongolotimonae" in a patient and in a tick in Greece

Anna Psaroulaki  1 , Antonis Germanakis, Achilleas Gikas, Efstathia Scoulica, Yannis Tselentis
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Simultaneous detection of "Rickettsia mongolotimonae" in a patient and in a tick in Greece

Anna Psaroulaki et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jul.

Abstract

Rickettsia conorii, a spotted fever group rickettsia which is transmitted by Rhipicephalus sp. complex ticks, was considered until now the only pathogenic rickettsia prevalent in Greece. Here, we report the presence of "Rickettsia mongolotimonae" (proposed name) detected simultaneously in a patient and in a Hyalomma anatolicum excavatum tick, sampled on the patient.

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