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Identification of Rickettsia africae and Wolbachia sp. in Ceratophyllus garei fleas from Passerine birds migrated from Africa.
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Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) [Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis] 2012 Jul; Vol. 12 (7), pp. 539-43. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Mar 26. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The aim of the study was to reveal new aspects of the role of flea vector taken from migratory birds by screening of specimens with molecular biological methods. A field study was done in fishponds in Slovakia. Actually, 47 fleas were collected from reed warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) and their nests. DNA was extracted and analyzed for representatives of the orders Rickettsiales. A rickettsia that shares 99.7% of identity by gltA gene with Rickettsia africae was identified in Ceratophyllus garei collected from A. scirpaceus. Moreover, two Wolbachia sp. were also detected in fleas. This is the first record of R. africae and Wolbachia sp. identified so far in Central Europe in fleas collected from migratory bird returning from Africa. This molecular study extends the geographic range and vector spectrum of arthropod-borne agents.
- Subjects :
- Africa
Animal Migration
Animals
Bird Diseases transmission
DNA, Bacterial genetics
Europe
Flea Infestations parasitology
Flea Infestations transmission
Flea Infestations veterinary
Genes, Bacterial genetics
Phylogeny
RNA, Bacterial genetics
Rickettsia genetics
Rickettsia Infections transmission
Rickettsiaceae Infections transmission
Slovakia
Wolbachia genetics
Bird Diseases parasitology
Insect Vectors microbiology
Rickettsia isolation & purification
Siphonaptera microbiology
Songbirds parasitology
Wolbachia isolation & purification
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-7759
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22448745
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2011.0645