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MICROORGANISMS
卷 11, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051215
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Ixodes Rickettsia helvetica; Candidatus Rickettsia uralica; Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae; co-feeding; genetic lineages; phylogenetic analysis
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The prevalence and genetic diversity of Rickettsia spp. were investigated in Ixodes apronophorus, Ixodes persulcatus, and Ixodes trianguliceps ticks from the same habitats in Western Siberia. Rickettsia helvetica was found in I. apronophorus, while Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae dominated in I. persulcatus and I. trianguliceps were infected with Candidatus Rickettsia uralica, R. helvetica, and Ca. R. tarasevichiae. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the high genetic variability of R. helvetica.
Ixodes apronophorus is an insufficiently studied nidicolous tick species. For the first time, the prevalence and genetic diversity of Rickettsia spp. in Ixodes apronophorus, Ixodes persulcatus, and Ixodes trianguliceps ticks from their sympatric habitats in Western Siberia were investigated. Rickettsia helvetica was first identified in I. apronophorus with a prevalence exceeding 60%. Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae dominated in I. persulcatus, whereas I. trianguliceps were infected with Candidatus Rickettsia uralica, R. helvetica, and Ca. R. tarasevichiae. For larvae collected from small mammals, a strong association was observed between tick species and rickettsiae species/sequence variants, indicating that co-feeding transmission in studied habitats is absent or its impact is insignificant. Phylogenetic analysis of all available R. helvetica sequences demonstrated the presence of four distinct genetic lineages. Most sequences from I. apronophorus belong to the unique lineage III, and single sequences cluster into the lineage I alongside sequences from European I. ricinus and Siberian I. persulcatus. Rickettsia helvetica sequences from I. trianguliceps, along with sequences from I. persulcatus from northwestern Russia, form lineage II. Other known R. helvetica sequences from I. persulcatus from the Far East group into the lineage IV. The obtained results demonstrated the high genetic variability of R. helvetica.
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