The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
December 15-18, 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Saturday, December 17, 2005
D0409

The molecular characterization of a spotted fever group rickettsia found in the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Zoe A. Rosenbaum, dez7@cdc.gov1, Sue J. Kohlhepp, Sue.Kohlhepp@providence.org2, David N. Gilbert2, and Gregory A. Dasch, ged4@cdc.gov1. (1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, MS-G13, Atlanta, GA, (2) Chiles Research Institute, Providence Portland Medical Center, 4805 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR

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Species 1: Acari Ixodidae Ixodes pacificus (western blacklegged tick)
Species 2: Rickettsiales Rickettsiaceae Rickettsia
Keywords: Symbiont, Genotyping