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Recovery of a Rickettsia of the Spotted Fever Group from Microtus pennsylvanicus from Virginia

1954; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 85; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3181/00379727-85-20950

1535-3702

Douglas J. Gould, Marie L. Miesse,

Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

The recovery of a strain of rickettsia belonging to the spotted fever group, presumably Rickettsia rickettsii, from the tissues of a wild meadow mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus, is described. The evidence supporting its identification as R. rickettsii is presented and the implications of these findings are discussed.