First Record of Ixodes arboricola (Ixodida: Ixodidae) From Turkey With Presence of Candidatus Rickettsia vini (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae)
First Record of Ixodes arboricola (Ixodida: Ixodidae) From Turkey With Presence of Candidatus Rickettsia vini (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae)
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DOI：
10.1603/me13169
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发表时间：
2014-07-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Tekin, Saban
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作者：
Keskin, Adem;Koprulu, Tugba Kul;Tekin, Saban
鸟类是许多蜱类的特定宿主，可能有助于蜱和蜱传病原体在世界各地的传播。鸟类感染蜱及其病原体的检测对人类病原体自然疫源地的检测具有重要意义。不幸的是，关于土耳其鸟类蜱虫和相关病原体的信息非常有限。我们对三种雀形目鸟类进行了蜱虫调查；Parus major， Sylvia atricapilla和Turdus merula。从这些鸟类身上收集的蜱虫被鉴定为不同的物种，并对是否存在伯氏疏螺旋体、埃利希体和立克次体进行了检测。在鸟类身上发现了树形伊蚊Schulze & Schlottke， frontalis Panzer伊蚊和蓖麻伊蚊L.。这是首次报道在土耳其分别在atricapilla和P. major上存在frontalis和arboricola的研究。此外，gltA和ompA基因特异性引物聚合酶链反应（PCR）和阳性PCR产物DNA序列分析结果表明，蜱虫体内存在立克次体候选菌。综上所述，这是土耳其首次记录到树乳杆菌和立克次体候选菌。因此，未来还需要对侵害鸟类的蜱虫及其病原体进行研究，以阐明鸟类在土耳其蜱虫物种和蜱传病原体传播中的作用。
Birds are the specific hosts of many tick species and may contribute to the dissemination of ticks and tick-borne pathogens throughout the world. Determination of ticks infesting birds and their pathogens are important for the detection of natural foci of human pathogens. Unfortunately, there is very limited information about the occurrence of ticks on birds and associated pathogens in Turkey. We performed a tick survey on three passerine bird species; Parus major, Sylvia atricapilla, and Turdus merula. Ticks collected from these birds were identified to species and tested for the presence of Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia species. Ixodes arboricola Schulze & Schlottke, Ixodes frontalis Panzer, and Ixodes ricinus L. were found on the birds. This is the first study reporting the presence of I. frontalis and I. arboricola on S. atricapilla and P. major, respectively, in Turkey. In addition, the results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with primers specific for gltA and ompA genes and DNA sequence analysis of positive PCR products indicated the presence of Candidatus Rickettsia vini in I. arboricola ticks. In conclusion, this is the first record of both I. arboricola and Candidatus Rickettsia vini in Turkey. Therefore, future studies needed to be conducted on the ticks infesting birds and their pathogens to elucidate the role of birds in the dispersal of tick species and tick-borne pathogens in Turkey.