Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Genera Rickettsia, Anaplasma and Francisella in Ixodes ricinus Ticks in Pomerania (Poland)
| Autor: | Anna Rymaszewska, Lucyna Kirczuk, Mariusz Piotrowski |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) Tick infestation Ixodes ricinus animal diseases 030231 tropical medicine Zoology Tick medicine.disease_cause Anaplasma phagocytophilum 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine parasitic diseases medicine Immunology and Allergy Anaplasma Molecular Biology General Immunology and Microbiology biology biology.organism_classification medicine.disease bacterial infections and mycoses 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases Rickettsia helvetica Rickettsia Medicine Francisella bacteria tick-borne pathogens |
| Zdroj: | Pathogens Volume 10 Issue 7 Pathogens, Vol 10, Iss 901, p 901 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2076-0817 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/pathogens10070901 |
| Popis: | Tick-borne pathogens are an important medical and veterinary issue worldwide. Environmental monitoring in relation to not only climate change but also globalization is currently essential. The present study aimed to detect tick-borne pathogens of the genera Anaplasma, Rickettsia and Francisella in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from the natural environment, i.e., recreational areas and pastures used for livestock grazing. A total of 1619 specimens of I. ricinus were collected, including ticks of all life stages (adults, nymphs and larvae). The study was performed using the PCR technique. Diagnostic gene fragments msp2 for Anaplasma, gltA for Rickettsia and tul4 for Francisella were amplified. No Francisella spp. DNA was detected in I. ricinus. DNA of A. phagocytophilum was detected in 0.54% of ticks and Rickettsia spp. in 3.69%. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed that only one species of Rickettsia, R. helvetica, was present in the studied tick population. The present results are a part of a large-scale analysis aimed at monitoring the level of tick infestation in Northwest Poland. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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