@article{fdi:010082272,
  title = {{D}etection of {R}ickettsia raoultii in {D}ermacentor reticulatus and {H}aemaphysalis inermis ticks in {S}lovakia},
  author = {{O}uarti, {B}. and {E}l {H}amzaoui, {B}. and {S}tanko, {M}. and {L}aroche, {M}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg and {P}arola, {P}. and {S}ekeyova, {Z}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}icks are vector arthropods responsible for the transmission of several pathogenic agents that affect both human and animal health worldwide. {I}n this study our objective was to analyse, using molecular tools, the bacterial community of {D}ermacentor reticulatus and {H}aemaphysalis inermis ticks collected in south-eastern {S}lovakia. {U}sing real-time {PCR}, we identified the presence of {R}ickettsia spp. {DNA} at levels of 14/59 (23.72 %) and 29/173 (16.76 %) in {D}. reticulatus and {H}. inermis, respectively. {I}n addition, using standard {PCR} and sequencing, we identified the presence of {R}ickettsia raoultii {DNA} in 13 ticks belonging to the two investigated species. {R}ickettsia raoultii blast results revealed an average identification percentage of 99.62 %. {F}ollowing the results of this molecular study there is a possibility that {D}. reticulatus and {H}. inermis play a potential role in the transmission of {R}. raoultii. {T}o prove the possibility of validity of this hypothesis, we suggest performing experimental models in future studies. {O}ur results can serve as preliminary data for future transmission models.},
  keywords = {{T}icks ; {D}ermacentor reticulatus ; {H}aemaphysalis inermis ; {S}lovakia ; {SLOVAQUIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iologia},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[7 ]},
  ISSN = {0006-3088},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11756-021-00789-8},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082272},
}