First record of the tick Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) kaiseri in Turkey

• Published in: Experimental & applied acarology Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 201 - 205
• Main Authors: Orkun, Ömer, Karaer, Zafer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Distribution; Animal Ecology; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Entomology; Foxes - parasitology; Ixodes - classification; Ixodes - genetics; Ixodes - growth & development; Ixodes - physiology; Larva - classification; Larva - genetics; Larva - growth & development; Larva - physiology; Larvae; Life Sciences; Male; Nymph - classification; Nymph - genetics; Nymph - growth & development; Nymph - physiology; Nymphs; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - analysis; rRNA 16S; Ticks; Turkey; Turkey; Red fox; Molecular phylogeny; Turkey; Ticks; 16S rDNA; Ixodes kaiseri
• ISSN: 0168-8162; 1572-9702
• DOI: 10.1007/s10493-018-0219-1

Nymphs and larvae belonging to Ixodes spp. were collected from a red fox in Turkey. The ticks were identified morphologically and molecularly ( 16S rDNA PCR and phylogenetic analysis) as I. kaiseri . Sequence and phylogenetic analyses show that our I. kaiseri isolate is very similar to I. kaiseri isolates collected from Germany, Serbia, Romania, and Hungary. Therefore, the existence of I. kaiseri has been demonstrated for the first time in Turkey. More studies relating to the regional distribution and vectorial competence of I. kaiseri are needed.