Molecular detection of Rickettsia sp. cf. Rickettsia monacensis in Ixodes sp. cf. Ixodes affinis collected from white-tailed deer in Campeche, Mexico
Deer encompass a group of large-sized vertebrates that serve as hosts for a wide variety of ectoparasites, mainly ticks. In Mexico, ticks have relevance as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms, and 20 species of hard ticks are associated with four species of deer, although only a single study has be...
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Published in | Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 120; no. 5; pp. 1891 - 1895 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Berlin/Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
01.05.2021
Springer Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Deer encompass a group of large-sized vertebrates that serve as hosts for a wide variety of ectoparasites, mainly ticks. In Mexico, ticks have relevance as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms, and 20 species of hard ticks are associated with four species of deer, although only a single study has been conducted to detect bacterial agents associated with ticks from deer in the country. In February, 2019 three white-tailed deers (
Odocoileus virginianus
) were hunted from the locality of Chiná from the municipality of Campeche, Mexico. The sampled deers were parasitized by 26 ticks belonged to three species:
Amblyomma mixtum
(5♀, 1♂),
Amblyomma ovale
(2♀, 1♂), and
Ixodes
sp. cf.
Ixodes affinis
(15♀, 2♂). Specimens were screened individually for
Anaplasma
,
Borrelia
,
Ehrlichia
, and
Rickettsia
DNA by the amplification of several fragments of 16S rRNA,
gltA
, 17-kDa, and
flaB
genes. This study report for the first time the presence of
Rickettsia
sp. cf.
Rickettsia monacensis
in
Ixodes
sp. cf.
Ixodes affinis
in Mexico. |
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ISSN: | 0932-0113 1432-1955 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00436-021-07128-5 |