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Table 2 Results of molecular analyses and sequence comparisons. Species names of rickettsiae are based on highest sequence similarities to gltA sequences available on GenBank and published in peer-reviewed papers

From: Molecular detection of vector-borne bacteria in bat ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae) from eight countries of the Old and New Worlds

Genotype/species

Country (no. of positive samples)

Highest sequence similarity in GenBank shown as gene: bp/bp (%)

Closest match sequence accession number

Accession number (this study)

Reference

Rickettsia helvetica

China (1)

–

–

–

–

Rickettsia sp. Av22

Hungary (4)

gltA: 757/757 (100)

JN038177

MH383138

Socolovschi et al. [5]

17 kDa: 394/394 (100)

several

MH383143

–

OmpA: 477/477 (100)

several

MH383147

–

Rickettsia africae-like

Hungary (1)

gltA: 757/757 (100)

CP001612

MH383139

Sekeyová et al. [12]

17 kDa: 394/394 (100)

several

MH383144

–

OmpA: 475/477 (99.6)

CP001612

MH383148

Sekeyová et al. [12]

Rickettsia hoogstraalii

South Africa (1)

gltA: 757/757 (100)

FJ767737

MH383140

Duh et al. [17]

17 kDa: 390/390 (100)a

FJ767736

MH383145

Duh et al. [17]

Rickettsia lusitaniae

Mexico (1)

gltA: 757/757 (100)b

JQ771933

MH383141

Milhano et al. [18]

China (2)

gltA: 756/757 (99.9)

JQ771933

MH383142

Milhano et al. [18]

17 kDa: 393/394 (99.7)

JQ771934

MH383146

Milhano et al. [18]

OmpA: 461/464 (99.4)

JQ771935

MH383149

Milhano et al. [18]

Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Hungary (1)

–

–

–

–

Romania (1)

–

–

–

–

Bartonella sp. Ia23

Hungary (1)

gltA: 313/317 (98.7)

KX300154

MH544201

Urushadze et al. [20]

ITS: 520/529 (98.3)c

MF288126

MH544202

McKee et al. [21]

Bartonella sp. Iv76

Romania (1)

gltA: 317/317 (100)

KR822802

MH578453

Lilley et al. [22]

ITS: 291/306 (95.1)

MF288124

MH544203

McKee et al. [21]

Mycoplasma sp. Is128-1

Hungary (1)

16S rRNA: 953/954 (99.9)

KM538692

MH383150

Millán et al. [23]

Mycoplasma sp. Is128-2

Hungary (1)

16S rRNA: 824/826 (99.8)

KM538698

MH383151

Millán et al. [23]

Mycoplasma sp. Is128-3

Hungary (1)

16S rRNA: 952/954 (99.8)

KM538692

MH383152

Millán et al. [23]

  1. Rickettsia helvetica and Anaplasma phagocytophilum were detected by using species-specific primers (Additional file 1: Table S1) and sequencing was not possible due to high Ct values
  2. aAmplification of OmpA gene was not successful
  3. bAmplifications of 17 kDa and OmpA genes were not successful
  4. cAmplification of the ftsZ gene was not successful
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