Coxiella Detection in Ticks from Wildlife and Livestock in Malaysia

• Published in: Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) Vol. 16; no. 12; pp. 744 - 751
• Main Authors: Khoo, Jing-Jing, Lim, Fang-Shiang, Chen, Fezshin, Phoon, Wai-Hong, Khor, Chee-Sieng, Pike, Brian L., Chang, Li-Yen, AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mary Ann Liebert, Inc 01.12.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Wild - parasitology; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Coxiella - isolation & purification; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Female; Goat Diseases - epidemiology; Goat Diseases - parasitology; Goats; Livestock - parasitology; Malaysia - epidemiology; Male; Original Articles; Phylogeny; RNA, Bacterial - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Tick Infestations - epidemiology; Tick Infestations - veterinary; Ticks - microbiology; zoonotic; domestic animals; ticks; Coxiella

Recent studies have shown that ticks harbor Coxiella -like bacteria, which are potentially tick-specific endosymbionts. We recently described the detection of Coxiella -like bacteria and possibly Coxiella burnetii in ticks found from rural areas in Malaysia. In the present study, we collected ticks,...