Presence of a novel Ehrlichia sp. in Ixodes granulatus found in Okinawa, Japan
- 1 February 2009
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Microbiology and Immunology
- Vol. 53 (2) , 101-106
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1348-0421.2008.00093.x
Abstract
Ehrlichia‐specific DNA fragments of Ehrlichia omp‐1 and groEL genes were found in two I. granulatus ticks which had been collected from wild small mammals in a subtropical zone in Japan. The DNA sequences of groEL and 16SrDNA of the suspected Ehrlichia were clustered into a group of E. chaffeensis, E. muris, and Ehrlichia sp. HF565 found in I. ovatus, but were distinctly different. Therefore the Ehrlichia strain was designated as a novel Ehrlichia sp. 360. The Ehrlichia sp. 360 was detected in I. granulatus but not in any other ticks. This suggests that I. granulatus is a probable vector of Ehrlichia sp. 360 in Japan.Keywords
This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
- Molecular detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium infection in Amblyomma variegatum ticks in The GambiaExperimental and Applied Acarology, 2007
- MEGA4: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) Software Version 4.0Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2007
- Emerging Tick‐Borne Disease in African Vipers Caused by a Cowdria‐Like OrganismAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006
- Differences in the Transmissibility of Two Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains by the North American Tick Vector Species, Ixodes Pacificus and Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2006
- Human Infection withRickettsia honei, ThailandEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
- Ultrastructure and phylogenetic analysis of ‘Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis' in the family Anaplasmataceae, isolated from wild rats and found in Ixodes ovatus ticksInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2004
- New genomospecies related to Borrelia valaisiana, isolated from mammals in Okinawa archipelago, JapanJournal of Medical Microbiology, 2004
- Ehrlichia-Infected Ticks on Migrating BirdsEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2001
- Detection of Ehrlichial Infection by PCR in Dogs from Yamaguchi and Okinawa Prefectures, Japan.The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 2001
- Ehrlichia muris sp. nov., Identified on the Basis of 16S rRNA Base Sequences and Serological, Morphological, and Biological CharacteristicsInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 1995