Bartonella infections in fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) and lack of bartonellae in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Hungary
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
17252927
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- MeSH
- Bartonella genetics growth & development MeSH
- Chaperonin 60 chemistry genetics MeSH
- Arthropod Vectors microbiology MeSH
- DNA, Bacterial chemistry genetics MeSH
- Insect Vectors microbiology MeSH
- Bartonella Infections microbiology MeSH
- Ticks microbiology MeSH
- Cats MeSH
- Foxes MeSH
- Molecular Sequence Data MeSH
- Polymerase Chain Reaction MeSH
- Base Sequence MeSH
- Sequence Analysis, DNA MeSH
- Siphonaptera microbiology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Cats MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Hungary MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Chaperonin 60 MeSH
- DNA, Bacterial MeSH
Fleas (95 Pulex irritans, 50 Ctenocephalides felis, 45 Ctenocephalides canis) and ixodid ticks (223 ixodes ricinus, 231 Dermacentor reticulatus, 204 Haemaphysalis concinna) were collected in Hungary and tested, in assays based on PCR, for Bartonella infection. Low percentages of P. irritans (4.2%) and C. felis (4.0%) were found to be infected. The groEL sequences of the four isolates from P. irritans were different from all the homologous sequences for bartonellae previously stored in GenBank but closest to those of Bartonella sp. SE-Bart-B (sharing 96% identities). The groEL sequences of the two isolates from C. felis were identical with those of the causative agents of cat scratch disease, Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae, respectively. The pap31 sequences of B. henselae amplified from Hungarian fleas were identical with that of Marseille strain. No Bartonella-specific amplification products were detected in C. canis, I. ricinus, D. reticulatus and H. concinna pools.
Molecular evidence of Bartonella DNA in ixodid ticks in Czechia
GENBANK
DQ522300
