Detection ofRickettsia,Borrelia, andBartonellainCarios kelleyi(Acari: Argasidae)
| Autor: | Martin E. Schriefer, Marina E. Eremeeva, Amanda D. Loftis, Gregory A. Dasch, Michael Levin, Mary J.R. Gilchrist, James S. Gill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Bacterial Bartonella Transovarial transmission Molecular Sequence Data Tick Polymerase Chain Reaction Rickettsiaceae Microbiology Borrelia parasitic diseases Animals Rickettsia Base Sequence General Veterinary biology Argasidae bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification Iowa Virology Spotted fever Infectious Diseases Tick-Borne Diseases Insect Science bacteria Parasitology Sequence Alignment Polymorphism Restriction Fragment Length Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Entomology. 42:473-480 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2928 0022-2585 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jmedent/42.3.473 |
| Popis: | Carios kelleyi (Colley & Kohls 1941), a tick associated with bats and bat habitats, has been reported to feed on humans, but there is little published data regarding the presence of vector-borne pathogens in these ticks. C. kelleyi nymphs and adults were collected from residential and community buildings in Jackson County, Iowa, and tested by polymerase chain reaction for Rickettsia, Borrelia, Bartonella, Coxiella, and Anaplasma. Rickettsia DNA was detected in 28 of 31 live ticks. Sequences of the 17-kDa and rOmpA genes suggest that this agent is a novel spotted fever group Rickettsia. Transstadial and transovarial transmission of this Rickettsia were demonstrated. The flagellin gene of a Borrelia, closely related to B. turicatae, was detected in one of 31 live ticks. The 16S-23S intergenic spacer region of Bartonella henselae also was detected in one of 31 live ticks. Coxiella or A. phagocytophilum DNA were not detected in these ticks. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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