Open AccessFrancisella-Like Endosymbiont inDermacentor reticulatusCollected in Portugal
Author(s) -
Isabel Lopes de Carvalho,
Nuno Santos,
Teresa Soares,
Líbia ZéZé,
Maria Sofia Núncio
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
vector-borne and zoonotic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.839
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1557-7759
pISSN - 1530-3667
DOI - 10.1089/vbz.2010.0014
Subject(s) - francisella tularensis , dermacentor reticulatus , francisella , biology , zoology , tick , tularemia , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , ixodidae , genetics , virulence , gene
In Portugal, recent studies have confirmed the presence of Francisella tularensis in Dermacentor reticulatus. Bacterial endosymbionts with significant homology to F. tularensis have been described in several species of ticks. In this work we identified Francisella-like endosymbionts in D. reticulatus ticks (39%), confirming the presence of these bacteria in Portugal. This finding should be considered in future studies using molecular approaches to detect Francisella prevalence in ticks and environmental samples.
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