Abstract
Background:
The prevalence of Rickettsia spp. in Ixodes arboricola ticks collected from birds in two locations in the North of Spain from 2011 to 2013 was studied.
Findings:
The detection of the bacteria in 54 DNA extracts of I. arboricola was performed by PCR targeting an ompA fragment gene. The 94.4% of the samples yielded positive results and the nucleotide sequences were homologous (100% identity) to 'Candidatus Rickettsia vini'.
Conclusion:
The high rate of infection suggests that 'Ca. R. vini' is a common endosymbiont of I. arboricola.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Arachnid Vectors / microbiology*
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
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Bird Diseases / epidemiology*
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Bird Diseases / microbiology
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Birds
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Female
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Ixodes / microbiology*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
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Prevalence
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Rickettsia / genetics
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Rickettsia / isolation & purification*
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Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology*
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Rickettsia Infections / microbiology
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Spain / epidemiology
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Symbiosis
Substances
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
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OMPA outer membrane proteins