Rickettsia hoogstraalii and a Rickettsiella from the Bat Tick Argas transgariepinus, in Namibia
| Autor: | Theresa M. Laverty, Elena M. Gratton, Lance A. Durden, Will K. Reeves, Myrna M. Miller, Ben J. Mans |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Bacterial Male animal structures Rickettsiella Argas Zoology Eptesicus hottentotus Tick Coxiella Chiroptera Borrelia parasitic diseases Animals Rickettsia Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Larva biology Argasidae Coxiellaceae Rickettsia Infections biology.organism_classification Namibia Tick Infestations Spotted fever Microscopy Electron Scanning Female Parasitology Borrelia Infections |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Parasitology. 106 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3395 |
| Popis: | Ectoparasites were collected from Eptesicus hottentotus, the long-tailed serotine bat, caught in Namibia as part of an ecological study. Larvae of Argas transgariepinus, a blood-feeding ectoparasite of bats in Africa, were removed from 3 of 18 bats. We present scanning electron microscope images of unengorged larvae. As with other ectoparasites, this bat tick might transmit pathogens such as Borrelia and Rickettsia to their hosts as has been reported for bat ticks in Europe and North America. We screened 3 pools (25 total) of larvae of A. transgariepinus removed from the long-tailed serotine bat Eptesicus hottentotus caught in Namibia. Two microbes of unknown pathogenicity, including Rickettsia hoogstraalii, a spotted fever group pathogen, and a Rickettsiella sp. were detected by molecular techniques. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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