TITLE:
Molecular Study of Rickettsiae in Serum Cattle
AUTHORS:
Lourdes Lledó, Consuelo Giménez-Pardo, Rufino Álamo
KEYWORDS:
Rickettsiae, Epidemiology, Molecular Assay
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine,
Vol.8 No.8,
August
30,
2018
ABSTRACT: A molecular survey of 230 serum samples from cattle was studied by PCR-amplification of the citrate synthase gene gltA, the gene coding for protein 190 kDa—ompA—and the gene ompB. The study was carried out in the Junta of Castilla y León (northern Spain). The results suggest that the molecular study of the serum cattle would not make a good method in epidemiological studies on rickettsiae in this region. But it is necessary to continue and expand the work with more sensitive molecular methods.