title: Genotyping of Rickettsial Isolates Circulating in the Crimean Peninsula
abstract: A total of 129 ticks (I. ricinus, D. marginatus, H. punctata, H. marginatum, and R. bursa) collected in the territory of the Crimean peninsula were studied by PCR with a widely used pair of primers for the presence of DNA of various species of rickettsia. Genotyping of the identified rickettsia isolates was carried out by determining and analyzing the nucleotide sequences of the citrate synthase (gltA) and the main surface protein (ompB) genes. The genetic material of R. raoultii was identified 
journal: Molecular Genetics Microbiology and Virology