Table 2 All four of the adult Ixodes scapularis PCR positive for Ehrlichia/Anaplasma ( groEL ) were also PCR positive with a Rickettsia species ( ompA )
RickettsiaandEhrlichiaspecies co-infections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ompApositive forRickettsiaspecies (GenBank #) | groELpositive forEhrlichiaspecies (GenBank #) | Ehrlichia(-) andRickettsia+ | ||
Anaplasma phagocytophilum(# EF647585) | Ehrlichia ewingii(# AF195273 ) | Panola Mtn. (# HQ658904 ) | ||
Rickettsia amblyommii (#JF694090) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rickettsia spp. (#HM446484) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Endosymbiont (#EF689735) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Ehrlichia (+) and Rickettsia (-) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |