Table 4 Number and percentage of ticks positive for different pathogen species
From: Ticks infesting humans in Italy and associated pathogens
Pathogen (n. of examined ticks) | Positive (%) | GenBank Accession numbers (gene) |
|---|---|---|
Rickettsia spp. (554) | 3 (0.5) | - |
R. monacensis (554) | 56 (10.1) | KJ663734, KJ663735, KJ663744 (glt A) |
R. slovaca (554) | 10 (1.8) | KJ663736, KJ663743 (glt A), KJ663756 (omp B) |
R. helvetica (554) | 8 (1.4) | KJ663739, KJ663745 (glt A), KJ663750 (omp B) |
R. peacockii (554) | 1 (0.2) | KJ663738(glt A), KJ675444 (omp A), KJ675443 (omp B) |
R. raoulti (554) | 1 (0.2) | KJ663737 (glt A), KJ663752 (omp B) |
R. aeschilmannii (554) | 2 (0.4) | KJ663742 (glt A), KJ663748(omp A), KJ663755 (omp B) |
R. massiliae (554) | 12 (2.1) | KJ663740, KJ663741 (glt A), KJ663746, KJ663747, KJ663749 (omp A), KJ663751, KJ663753, KJ663754 (omp B) |
R. massiliae/ripicephali (554) | 1 (0.2) | - |
Total Rickettsiae (554) | 94 (17.0) | Â |
Anaplasma phagocytophilum (372) | 3 (0.8) | KJ663729 |
Borrelia afzelii (371) | 2 (0.5) | KJ663732 |
B. valaisiana (371) | 1 (0.3) | - |
Babesia venatorum (509) | 3 (0.6) | KJ663730 |
C. N. mikurensis (433) | 2 (0.5) | KJ663733 |