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. 2021 Jan;12(1):101597.
doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101597. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

Rickettsia amblyommatis isolated from Amblyomma mixtum (Acari: Ixodida) from two sites in Panama

Sergio Bermúdez C  1 , Yamitzel Zaldívar  2 , Lillian Domínguez A  3 , Michelle Hernández  2 , María E Barnett de Antinori  4 , Felipe S Krawczak  5
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Rickettsia amblyommatis isolated from Amblyomma mixtum (Acari: Ixodida) from two sites in Panama

Sergio Bermúdez C et al. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Rickettsia amblyommatis is widely distributed in the Americas, and has been reported to infect different species of ticks within its distribution. In Panama, R. amblyommatis is the most common Rickettsia and its presence was molecularly detected in nine species of ticks and one flea species. This work described the isolation of R. amblyommatis in Vero cells by shell vial technique, from Amblyomma mixtum ticks collected from a captive tapir from Gamboa (Colon province), and a horse from El Valle de Antón (Cocle province). These represent the first isolations of R. amblyommatis in Panama.

Keywords: Central America; Isolation; Ixodidae; Rickettsiales; Spotted Fever Group.

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