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Table 4 Distribution of detected Rickettsia spp. in the tick species

From: Prevalence of Rickettsia species in ticks including identification of unknown species in two regions in Kazakhstan

Tick species

R. raoultii

R. slovaca

Candidatus R. yenbekshikazakhensis”

“Genotype R. talgarensis”

Total

No. of tick pools

I. persulcatus

0

0

0

3

3

243

H. punctata

0

0

80

0

80

104

D. marginatus

119

3

0

0

122

129

D. reticulatus

3

0

0

0

3

3

Hy. asiaticum

1

0

0

0

1

17

Rh. turanicus

0

0

0

0

0

5

Total

123

3

80

3

209

501

  1. Note: For three samples no sequences were obtained