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JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
卷 107, 期 3, 页码 225-228出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.05.013
关键词
Spiroplasma; Phylogeny; Mite vector; Leptus; Agathemera; Host-parasite interactions
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资金
- NSF [DEB 0744628]
- Society of Systematic Biologists Award
Here we report the presence of Spiroplasma 16S rRNA in populations of two parasitic Leptus mites (Leptus sayi: Leptus lomani) and their Agathemera walking stick hosts. In walking sticks Spiroplasmas were detected in the gut, as well as muscle-tissues, but not in eggs. Throughout Argentina 15.4% of L sayi populations and 14.3% of L. lomani populations surveyed screened positive for Spiroplasma. Phylogenetic analyses (ML, BCMC) place all sequences within the Ixodetis group. Most sequences form a well-supported sister subclade to the rest of Ixodetis. We briefly discuss the role of Leptus mites in the natural transmission of Spiroplasma. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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