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Detection and isolation of tick‐borne bacteria ( Anaplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., and Borrelia spp.) in Amblyomma varanense ticks on lizard ( Varanus salvator )
Author(s) -
Takano Ai,
Kuwata Ryusei,
Shimoda Hiroshi,
Hadi Upik K.,
Setiyono Agus,
Agungpriyono Srihadi,
Maeda Ken
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/1348-0421.12721
Subject(s) - biology , rickettsia , anaplasmataceae , bartonella , borrelia , anaplasma , tick borne disease , tick , zoology , ehrlichia , amblyomma , microbiology and biotechnology , ixodidae , veterinary medicine , virology , borrelia burgdorferi , virus , immunology , antibody , medicine
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.