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| Title |
Characterization of spotted fever group Rickettsiae in ticks from a city park of Rome, Italy.
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| Published in |
Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.4415/ann_15_04_07 |
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| Authors |
Fabiola Mancini, Massimo Ciccozzi, Alessandra Lo Presti, Eleonora Cella, Marta Giovanetti, Marco Di Luca, Luciano Toma, Riccardo Bianchi, Cristina Khoury, Giovanni Rezza, Alessandra Ciervo |
| Abstract |
Ticks are vectors and important reservoirs for microbial agents that cause disease in humans and animals. Among these pathogens, the members of Rickettsia species play an important role in public health. One hundred twenty-nine ticks belonging to four tick species (Ixodes ricinus, Rhipicephalus turanicus, Dermacentor marginatus, and Haemaphysalis punctata) were collected at different sites of the Insugherata Natural Reserve, localized in the urban area of Rome, Italy. Questing ticks were tested by PCR for Rickettsia spp., amplifying partial gene of ompA. Forty-six ticks were found to be infected with Rickettsia species. Five SFG rickettsiae were identified: three human pathogens Rickettsia conorii, Rickettsia massiliae and Rickettsia aeschlimannii, and two putative new strains Rickettsia sp. strain RM1 and Rickettsia sp. strain RM2. The phylogenetic analysis of partial gene sequences of ompA, gltA, and 17-kd antigen showed that they clustered with several rickettsiae with unidentified pathogenicity. However, Rickettsia sp. strain RM1 and Rickettsia sp. strain RM2 clustered in a statistically supported clade with R. massiliae, and R. monacensis, respectively. Our findings suggest that Rickettsia species other than R. conorii are implicated in human disease in Italy. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 7 | 233% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 233% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 133% |
| Other | 2 | 67% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 33% |
| Other | 3 | 100% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 233% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 4 | 133% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 100% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 67% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 67% |
| Other | 2 | 67% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 January 2016.
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#16,725,651
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#137
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