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Table 2 Homologous and heterologous endpoint titers of IgG to seven Rickettsia species in animal sera

From: Rickettsia vini n. sp. (Rickettsiaceae) infecting the tick Ixodes arboricola (Acari: Ixodidae)

Species

Chickens infested with R. vini-infected Ixodes arboricola

Animals inoculated with R. vini culture

Chicken A

Chicken B

Chicken C

Chicken D

Chicken E

Guinea pig A

Guinea pig B

Rickettsia vini n. sp.

–a

–

–

128

512

512

128

Rickettsia rickettsii

–

–

–

64

64

512

–

Rickettsia parkeri

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

‘Ca. Rickettsia amblyommii’

–

–

–

128

64

256

–

Rickettsia rhipicephali

–

–

–

–

–

–

NT

Rickettsia bellii

–

–

–

–

256

–

–

Rickettsia felis

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

  1. a–, negative at the 1:64 serum dilution
  2. Abbreviation: NT not tested