Bartonella-Like DNA Detected in Ixodes tasmani Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) Infesting Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Victoria, Australia

被引：16

作者：

Vilcins, Inger-Marie E. ^{[2
]}

Kosoy, Michael ^{[3
]}

Old, Julie M. ^{[1
]}

Deane, Elizabeth M. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Western Sydney, Sch Nat Sci, Penrith, NSW 1797, Australia

[2] Macquarie Univ, Div Environm & Life Sci, Dept Biol Sci, N Ryde, NSW, Australia

[3] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Ft Collins, CO USA

[4] Australian Natl Univ, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

来源：

VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES | 2009年 / 9卷 / 05期

关键词：

Bartonella; Ectoparasites; Ixodes tasmani; Koalas; gltA; Australia; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; BURGDORFERI SENSU-LATO; RICINUS TICKS; BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; CAUSATIVE AGENT; QUESTING ADULT; HENSELAE; SPP; INFECTION;

D O I：

10.1089/vbz.2008.0132

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

A total of 42 ticks comprising Ixodes tasmani (n = 41) and Ixodes trichosuri (n = 1) were collected from wild koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) at the Koala Convention Centre, Philip Island, Victoria, Australia and screened for the presence of Bartonella using the target gene gltA. Bartonella-like DNA was detected in 4 of the 19 pooled tick samples (21%). All positive ticks were male. Analysis of partial sequences for the gltA gene indicated the presence of a Bartonella-related species similar to that reported in another Ixodid species. This is the first report of Bartonella-like organisms in a native Australian marsupial.

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页码：499 / 503

页数：5

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