Meng, Chao


Publications
2

Prevalence of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia and Candidatus Lariskella in Multiple Tick Species from Guizhou Province, China

Citation
Lu et al. (2022). Biomolecules 12 (11)
Names
Ca. Rickettsia jingxinensis Ca. Midichloriaceae Ca. Midichloria mitochondrii Ca. Lariskella guizhouensis Ca. Lariskella
Abstract
Rickettsiales (Rickettsia spp., Ehrlichia spp., and Anaplasma spp., etc.) are generally recognized as potentially emerging tick-borne pathogens. However, some bacteria and areas in China remain uninvestigated. In this study, we collected 113 ticks from mammals in Guizhou Province, Southwest China, and screened for the Rickettsiales bacteria. Subsequently, two spotted fever group Rickettsia species and one Candidatus Lariskella sp. were detected and characterized. “Candidatus Rickettsia jingxinen