Primary isolation of spotted fever group rickettsiae from Amblyomma cooperi collected from Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris in Brazil

Primary isolation of spotted fever group rickettsiae from Amblyomma cooperi collected from Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris in Brazil

This paper reports the first isolation of a spotted fever group rickettsia from an Amblyomma cooperi ixodid collected from a capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) in an endemic area of spotted fever in the County of Pedreira, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Isolation was performed in Vero cell culture and submitted to immunofluorescence, using antibody from Rickettsia rickettsii-positive human serum.

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Main Authors: Lemos,Elba Regina Sampaio de, Melles,Heloísa Helena Barbosa, Colombo,Sílvia, Machado,Raimundo Diogo, Coura,José Rodrigues, Guimarães,Maria Angélica Arpon, Sanseverino,Selênio R, Moura,Aline
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1996
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000300003
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