Prevalence and genetic analysis of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Spotted Fever Group rickettsiae in the tick Ixodes ricinus in urban and periurban sites in southern Germany

Cornelia Silaghi

In recent years, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia spp. have been detected in Ixodes ricinus in Germany and a focal distribution has been suggested for A. phagocytophilum. In the present study the prevalence of A. phagocytophilum and spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae was investigated in I