Journal article
Isolation of a divergent strain of Rickettsia japonica from Dew's Australian bat Argasid ticks (Argas (Carios) dewae) in Victoria, Australia
L Izzard, M Chung, J Dunning Hotopp, G Vincent, D Paris, S Graves, J Stenos
Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases | ELSEVIER GMBH | Published : 2018
Abstract
A divergent strain of Rickettsia japonica was isolated from a Dew's Australian bat argasid tick, Argas (Carios) dewae, collected in southern Victoria, Australia and a full-genome analysis along with sequencing of 5 core gene fragments was undertaken. This isolate was designated Rickettsia japonica str. argasii (ATCC VR-1665, CSUR R179).
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Awarded by National Institutes of Health
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge Lisa Evans, Natasha Schedvin, Robert Bender and Marissa Izzard for their assistance with this project. The sequencing on this project was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services under contract number HHSN272200900007C.