TY - JOUR ID - 121512 TI - Molecular Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Ticks of Iran JO - Archives of Razi Institute JA - ARI LA - en SN - 0365-3439 AU - Hosseini-Chegeni, A. AU - Tavakoli, M. AU - Telmadarraiy, Z. AU - Faghihi, F. AD - Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran AD - Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Lorestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Khorramabad, Iran AD - Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 75 IS - 3 SP - 317 EP - 325 KW - Rickettsia KW - ticks KW - spotted fever group KW - Phylogenetic tree KW - Iran DO - 10.22092/ari.2019.125746.1317 N2 - Ticks are reservoir hosts of pathogenic Rickettsia in humans and domestic animals. Most pathogenic Rickettsia species belong to the spotted fever group (SFG). The present study aimed to determine the tick species infected with Rickettsia based on the genus-specific 23S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA), 16S rRNA, and citrate synthase (gltA) gene fragments. A total of 61 tick specimens were selected for molecular assay and 12 samples for sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis was conducted using neighbor-joining and Bayesian inference methods. Argas persicus, Haemaphysalis sulcata, Ha. inermis, and Hyalomma asiaticum were infected by spotted fever Rickettsia. The SFG is the main group of Rickettsia that can be detected in the three genera of ticks from Iran. UR - https://archrazi.areeo.ac.ir/article_121512.html L1 - https://archrazi.areeo.ac.ir/article_121512_88c3eb5bc3f5943cfe7b53149990073a.pdf ER -