Isolation of a divergent strain of Rickettsia japonica from Dew's Australian bat Argasid ticks (Argas (Carios) dewae) in Victoria, Australia
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Izzard, Leonard
Chung, Matthew
Hotopp, Julie Dunning
Vincent, Gemma
Paris, Daniel
Graves, Stephen
Stenos, John
Chung, Matthew
Hotopp, Julie Dunning
Vincent, Gemma
Paris, Daniel
Graves, Stephen
Stenos, John
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2018
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A divergent strain of Rickettsia japonica was isolated from a Dew's Australian bat argasid tick, Argas (Carios) dewae, collected in southern Victoria, Australia and a full-genome analysis along with sequencing of 5 core gene fragments was undertaken. This isolate was designated Rickettsia japonica str. argasii (ATCC VR-1665, CSUR R179).
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TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
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9
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6
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Microbiology
Zoology
Medical microbiology