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Merhej V, Raoult D, 2011. Rickettsial evolution in the light of comparative genomics. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 86: 379–405.
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Parola P, Paddock CD, Raoult D, 2005. Tick-borne rickettsioses around the world: emerging diseases challenging old concepts. Clin Microbiol Rev 18: 719–756.
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Raoult D, Roux V, 1997. Rickettsioses as paradigms of new or emerging infectious diseases. Clin Microbiol Rev 10: 694–719.
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Fournier PE, Dumler JS, Greub G, Zhang J, Wu Y, Raoult D, 2003. Gene sequence-based criteria for identification of new Rickettsia isolates and description of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 41: 5456–5465.
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Raoult D, Fournier PE, Eremeeva M, Graves S, Kelly PJ, Oteo JA, Sekeyova Z, Tamura A, Tarasevich I, Zhang L, 2005. Naming of rickettsiae and rickettsial diseases. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1063: 1–12.
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Eremeeva M, Dasch GA, 2011. The genus Rickettsia: microbiology, diversity, and taxonomy. Rev Tunis Infect 5 (Suppl 1): S7–S14.
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Gillespie JJ, Beier MS, Rahman MS, Ammerman NC, Shallom JM, Purkayastha A, Sobral BS, Azad AF, 2007. Plasmids and rickettsial evolution: insight from Rickettsia felis. PLoS ONE 2: e266.
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Gillespie JJ, Williams K, Shukla M, Snyder EE, Nordberg EK, Ceraul SM, Dharmanolla C, Rainey D, Soneja J, Shallom JM, Vishnubhat ND, Wattam R, Purkayastha A, Czar M, Crasta O, Setubal JC, Azad AF, Sobral BS, 2008. Rickettsia phylogenomics: unwinding the intricacies of obligate intracellular life. PLoS ONE 3: e2018.
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Perlman SJ, Hunter MS, Zchori-Fein E, 2006. The emerging diversity of Rickettsia. Proc Biol Sci 273: 2097–2106.
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Weinert LA, Werren JH, Aebi A, Stone GN, Jiggins FM, 2009. Evolution and diversity of Rickettsia bacteria. BMC Biol 7: 6.
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Psaroulaki A, Loukaidis F, Hadjichristodoulou C, Tselentis Y, 1999. Detection and identification of the aetiological agent of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) in two genera of ticks in Cyprus. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 93: 597–598.
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Psaroulaki A, Antoniou M, Papaeustathiou A, Toumazos P, Loukaides F, Tselentis Y, 2006. First detection of Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis fleas parasitizing rats in Cyprus. Am J Trop Med Hyg 74: 120–122.
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Koliou M, Psaroulaki A, Georgiou C, Ioannou I, Tselentis Y, Gikas A, 2007. Murine typhus in Cyprus: 21 paediatric cases. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 26: 491–493.
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Christou C, Psaroulaki A, Antoniou M, Toumazos P, Ioannou I, Mazeris A, Chochlakis D, Tselentis Y, 2010. Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis and Leptopsylla segnis parasitizing rats in Cyprus. Am J Trop Med Hyg 83: 1301–1304.
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Psaroulaki A, Antoniou M, Toumazos P, Mazeris A, Ioannou I, Chochlakis D, Christophi N, Loukaides P, Patsias A, Moschandrea I, Tselentis Y, 2010. Rats as indicators of the presence and dispersal of six zoonotic microbial agents in Cyprus, an island ecosystem: a seroepidemiological study. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 104: 733–739.
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Ioannou I, Chochlakis D, Kasinis N, Anayiotos P, Lyssandrou A, Papadopoulos B, Tselentis Y, Psaroulaki A, 2009. Carriage of Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii and Anaplasma spp. by endemic and migratory wild birds and their ectoparasites in Cyprus. Clin Microbiol Infect 15 (Suppl 2): 158–160.
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Ioannou I, Sandalakis V, Kassinis N, Chochlakis D, Papadopoulos B, Loukaides F, Tselentis Y, Psaroulaki A, 2011. Tick-borne bacteria in mouflons and their ectoparasites in Cyprus. J Wildl Dis 47: 300–306.
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Chochlakis C, Ioannou I, Sandalakis V, Dimitriou T, Kassinis K, Papadopoulos B, Psaroulaki A, 2011. Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks, in Cyprus. Microb Ecol.
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Tselentis Y, Psaroulaki A, Maniatis J, Spyridaki I, Babalis T, 1996. Genotypic identification of murine typhus Rickettsia in rats and their fleas in an endemic area of Greece by the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism. Am J Trop Med Hyg 54: 413–417.
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Fournier PE, Roux V, Raoult D, 1998. Phylogenetic analysis of spotted fever group rickettsiae by study of the outer surface protein rOmpA. Int J Syst Bacteriol 48: 839–849.
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Roux V, Raoult D, 2000. Phylogenetic analysis of members of the genus Rickettsia using the gene encoding the outer-membrane protein rOmpB (ompB). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 50: 1449–1455.
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Roux V, Rydkina E, Eremeeva M, Raoult D, 1997. Citrate synthase gene comparison, a new tool for phylogenetic analysis, and its application for the rickettsiae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 47: 252–261.
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Xia X, Xie Z, 2001. DAMBE: software package for data analysis in molecular biology and evolution. J Hered 92: 371–373.
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Identification of a Novel Uncultured Rickettsia Species Strain (Rickettsia Species Strain Tselenti) in Cyprus
Vassilios Sandalakis
Vassilios Sandalakis
Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Veterinary Services, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Dimosthenis Chochlakis
Dimosthenis Chochlakis
Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Veterinary Services, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Ioannis Ioannou
Ioannis Ioannou
Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Veterinary Services, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Anna Psaroulaki
Anna Psaroulaki
Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Veterinary Services, Nicosia, Cyprus
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In a previous study conducted in Cyprus, various spotted fever group Rickettsia species were detected and identified in ticks by molecular analysis. Among them, a partially characterized Rickettsia species was detected in Hyalomma anatolicum excavatum and Rhipicephalus turanicus ticks. We report characterization of this rickettsial strain by using polymerase chain reaction sequencing analysis of partial citrate synthase A, outer membrane protein A, outer membrane protein B, and 17-kD protein genes. We propose a provisional name Rickettsia sp. strain Tselenti for this strain until it is isolated and further characterized.
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Authors' addresses: Vassilios Sandalakis, Dimosthenis Chochlakis, and Anna Psaroulaki, Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Voutes, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, E-mails: vassand@gmail.com, surreydimos@hotmail.com, and annapsa@med.uoc.gr. Ioannis Ioannou, Veterinary Services, Nicosia, Cyprus, E-mail: gioannou@vs.moa.gov.cy.
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1.
Merhej V, Raoult D, 2011. Rickettsial evolution in the light of comparative genomics. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 86: 379–405.
-
2.
Parola P, Paddock CD, Raoult D, 2005. Tick-borne rickettsioses around the world: emerging diseases challenging old concepts. Clin Microbiol Rev 18: 719–756.
-
3.
Raoult D, Roux V, 1997. Rickettsioses as paradigms of new or emerging infectious diseases. Clin Microbiol Rev 10: 694–719.
-
4.
Fournier PE, Dumler JS, Greub G, Zhang J, Wu Y, Raoult D, 2003. Gene sequence-based criteria for identification of new Rickettsia isolates and description of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 41: 5456–5465.
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5.
Raoult D, Fournier PE, Eremeeva M, Graves S, Kelly PJ, Oteo JA, Sekeyova Z, Tamura A, Tarasevich I, Zhang L, 2005. Naming of rickettsiae and rickettsial diseases. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1063: 1–12.
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6.
Eremeeva M, Dasch GA, 2011. The genus Rickettsia: microbiology, diversity, and taxonomy. Rev Tunis Infect 5 (Suppl 1): S7–S14.
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7.
Gillespie JJ, Beier MS, Rahman MS, Ammerman NC, Shallom JM, Purkayastha A, Sobral BS, Azad AF, 2007. Plasmids and rickettsial evolution: insight from Rickettsia felis. PLoS ONE 2: e266.
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8.
Gillespie JJ, Williams K, Shukla M, Snyder EE, Nordberg EK, Ceraul SM, Dharmanolla C, Rainey D, Soneja J, Shallom JM, Vishnubhat ND, Wattam R, Purkayastha A, Czar M, Crasta O, Setubal JC, Azad AF, Sobral BS, 2008. Rickettsia phylogenomics: unwinding the intricacies of obligate intracellular life. PLoS ONE 3: e2018.
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9.
Perlman SJ, Hunter MS, Zchori-Fein E, 2006. The emerging diversity of Rickettsia. Proc Biol Sci 273: 2097–2106.
-
10.
Weinert LA, Werren JH, Aebi A, Stone GN, Jiggins FM, 2009. Evolution and diversity of Rickettsia bacteria. BMC Biol 7: 6.
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11.
Psaroulaki A, Loukaidis F, Hadjichristodoulou C, Tselentis Y, 1999. Detection and identification of the aetiological agent of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) in two genera of ticks in Cyprus. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 93: 597–598.
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12.
Psaroulaki A, Antoniou M, Papaeustathiou A, Toumazos P, Loukaides F, Tselentis Y, 2006. First detection of Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis fleas parasitizing rats in Cyprus. Am J Trop Med Hyg 74: 120–122.
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13.
Koliou M, Psaroulaki A, Georgiou C, Ioannou I, Tselentis Y, Gikas A, 2007. Murine typhus in Cyprus: 21 paediatric cases. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 26: 491–493.
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14.
Christou C, Psaroulaki A, Antoniou M, Toumazos P, Ioannou I, Mazeris A, Chochlakis D, Tselentis Y, 2010. Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis and Leptopsylla segnis parasitizing rats in Cyprus. Am J Trop Med Hyg 83: 1301–1304.
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15.
Psaroulaki A, Antoniou M, Toumazos P, Mazeris A, Ioannou I, Chochlakis D, Christophi N, Loukaides P, Patsias A, Moschandrea I, Tselentis Y, 2010. Rats as indicators of the presence and dispersal of six zoonotic microbial agents in Cyprus, an island ecosystem: a seroepidemiological study. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 104: 733–739.
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16.
Ioannou I, Chochlakis D, Kasinis N, Anayiotos P, Lyssandrou A, Papadopoulos B, Tselentis Y, Psaroulaki A, 2009. Carriage of Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii and Anaplasma spp. by endemic and migratory wild birds and their ectoparasites in Cyprus. Clin Microbiol Infect 15 (Suppl 2): 158–160.
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17.
Ioannou I, Sandalakis V, Kassinis N, Chochlakis D, Papadopoulos B, Loukaides F, Tselentis Y, Psaroulaki A, 2011. Tick-borne bacteria in mouflons and their ectoparasites in Cyprus. J Wildl Dis 47: 300–306.
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18.
Chochlakis C, Ioannou I, Sandalakis V, Dimitriou T, Kassinis K, Papadopoulos B, Psaroulaki A, 2011. Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks, in Cyprus. Microb Ecol.
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19.
Tselentis Y, Psaroulaki A, Maniatis J, Spyridaki I, Babalis T, 1996. Genotypic identification of murine typhus Rickettsia in rats and their fleas in an endemic area of Greece by the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism. Am J Trop Med Hyg 54: 413–417.
-
20.
Fournier PE, Roux V, Raoult D, 1998. Phylogenetic analysis of spotted fever group rickettsiae by study of the outer surface protein rOmpA. Int J Syst Bacteriol 48: 839–849.
-
21.
Roux V, Raoult D, 2000. Phylogenetic analysis of members of the genus Rickettsia using the gene encoding the outer-membrane protein rOmpB (ompB). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 50: 1449–1455.
-
22.
Roux V, Rydkina E, Eremeeva M, Raoult D, 1997. Citrate synthase gene comparison, a new tool for phylogenetic analysis, and its application for the rickettsiae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 47: 252–261.
-
23.
Xia X, Xie Z, 2001. DAMBE: software package for data analysis in molecular biology and evolution. J Hered 92: 371–373.
| Past two years | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 1682 | 1622 | 580 |
| Full Text Views | 292 | 10 | 1 |
| PDF Downloads | 56 | 12 | 1 |