Detection and isolation of tick-borne bacteria (Anaplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., and Borrelia spp.) in Amblyomma varanense ticks on lizard (Varanus salvator).

Authors :: Supriyono
Takano A
Kuwata R
Shimoda H
Hadi UK
Setiyono A
Agungpriyono S
Maeda K
Source :: Microbiology and immunology [Microbiol Immunol] 2019 Aug; Vol. 63 (8), pp. 328-333. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 02.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Ticks are one of the arthropods that play an important role in the transmission of numerous pathogens to livestock and humans. We investigated the presence of tick-borne bacteria in 23 Amblyomma varanense that fed on a water monitor (Varanus salvator) in Indonesia. Anaplasmataceae and borreliae were detected by PCR in 17.4% and 95.7% of ticks, respectively. "Candidatus Rickettsia sepangensis", spotted fever group of Rickettsia, was detected in 21.7% of ticks. The water monitor is a common reptile that is widely encountered in city areas in Asian countries. Our results suggested that Am. varanense on water monitor in Indonesia harbored several kinds of bacteria.<br /> (© 2019 The Societies and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.)

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