Table 3 Results of PCR amplification for the ompA, ompB, htrA, sca4 and 16S rRNA genes.
From: Diversity of spotted fever group rickettsiae and their association with host ticks in Japan
gltA genotype | Tick species | No. tested | Mean rickettsial burden (copies/µl)* | PCR amplification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ompA | ompB | htrA | sac4 | 16S rRNA | ||||
G1 | H. megaspinosa | 2 | 7.9E + 3 | − |  +  |  +  |  +  |  +  |
G2 | H. hystricis | 2 | 1.1E + 4 | − |  +  |  +  |  +  |  +  |
G3 | I. persulcatus | 4 | 8.7E + 3 |  +  | − |  +  | − |  +  |
G4 | I. persulcatus | 3 | 8.4E + 3 | − |  +  |  +  | − |  +  |
G5 | I. persulcatus | 6 | 1.3E + 3 | − | − | + | − | − |
G5 | I. monospinosus | 6 | 2.3E + 2 | − | + | + | + | + |
G6 | H. longicornis | 2 | 2.4E + 3 | + | + | + | + | + |
G7 | H. formosensis | 1 | 1.0E + 4 | + | + | + | + | + |
G8 | A. testudinarium | 3 | 2.1E + 4 | + | + | + | − | + |
G9 | H. kitaokai | 2 | 1.6E + 4 | − | + | + | − | + |
G10 | I. nipponensis | 2 | 3.0E + 3 | + | + | + | − | + |
G11 | H. japonica | 3 | 2.6E + 3 | − | + | + | + | + |
G11 | H. flava | 7 | 1.8E + 3 | − | − | + | − | − |
G12 | H. flava | 3 | 1.2E + 3 | − | − | + | − | − |
G13 | I. ovatus | 5 | 2.5E + 3 | − | + | + | − | + |
G14 | H. formosensis | 3 | 3.6E + 3 | − | − | + | − | − |
G15 | H. formosensis | 3 | 1.3E + 3 | − | − | + | − | − |
