Investigation of tick-borne bacteria (Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Borrelia spp.) in ticks collected from Andean tapirs, cattle and vegetation from a protected area in Ecuador

Table 3 Maximum identities of rickettsial sequences detected in 3 Rhipicephalus microplus from Ecuador with validated Rickettsia species

Gene sequence	% identity with *Rickettsia* spp. (bp)
Gene sequence	*R. monacensis*	GenBank no.	*R. tamurae*	GenBank no.
gltA [KF831358]	99.5 (625/628)	DQ100163	99.2 (623/628)	AF394896
gltA (5’ end) [KF831359]	99.7 (349/350)	DQ100163	99.4 (348/350)	AF394896
ompA [KF831361]	95.7 (444/464)	DQ100169	95.9 (445/464)	DQ103259
ompB [KF831360]	99.2 (379/382)	EF380356	97.1 (371/382)	DQ113910

bp: base pairs; [ ]: GenBank accession number generated in this study; GenBank no.: GenBank accession number; R.: Rickettsia.

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