Detection and Identification of a Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Western Australia

H. Owen; N. Unsworth; J. Stenos; I. Robertson; P. Clark; S. Fenwick

doi:10.1196/annals.1374.038

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Detection and Identification of a Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Western Australia

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Detection and Identification of a Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Western Australia

H. Owen, N. Unsworth, J. Stenos, I. Robertson, P. Clark and S. Fenwick

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol.1078(1), pp.197-199

2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1374.038

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Abstract

The extent to which rickettsiae are present in Western Australia (WA) is largely unknown. Recently there has been anecdotal evidence of a disease of unknown but possibly rickettsial origin occurring on Barrow Island, WA. Ticks were collected from people and screened using PCR. The rickettsial species was then cultured and its novelty and phylogenetic position examined. The infecting rickettsial species is divergent enough to be classified as a novel species. Sequence data suggest that the evolutionary route for Australian rickettsiae did not progress through a recent common ancestor. The pathogenic potential of the novel species is as yet unknown.

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Title: Detection and Identification of a Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Western Australia
Authors/Creators: H. Owen (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
N. Unsworth (Author/Creator) - Geelong Hospital
J. Stenos (Author/Creator) - Geelong Hospital
I. Robertson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
P. Clark (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
S. Fenwick (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol.1078(1), pp.197-199
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Identifiers: 991005543759907891
Copyright: © 2006 New York Academy of Sciences.
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.258 Zoonotic Diseases; 1.258.227 Tick-borne Pathogens
Web Of Science research areas: Infectious Diseases
ESI research areas: Microbiology