Rickettsial Agents from Parasitic Dermanyssoidea (Acari: Mesostigmata) |
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| Authors: | Will K Reeves Ashley P G Dowling Gregory A Dasch |
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| Institution: | (1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, MS G-13, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA;(2) Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, S225 Ag. Sci. Bldg. N, Lexington, KY 40546-0091, USA |
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| Abstract: | Mites are often overlooked as vectors of pathogens, but have been shown to harbor and transmit rickettsial agents such as
Rickettsia akari and Orientia tsutsugamushi. We screened DNA extracts from 27 mites representing 25 species of dermanyssoids for rickettsial agents such as Anaplasma, Bartonella, Rickettsia, and Wolbachia by PCR amplification and sequencing. DNA from Anaplasma spp., a novel Bartonella sp., Spiroplasma sp., Wolbachia sp., and an unclassified Rickettsiales were detected in mites. These could represent mite-borne bacterial agents, bacterial
DNA from blood meals, or novel endosymbionts of mites. |
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| Keywords: | Anaplasma Anaplasma phagocytophilum Bartonella Mesostigmata Spinturnix psi Wolbachia |
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