Ixodes inopinatus − Occurring also outside the Mediterranean region

We report the presence of Ixodes inopinatus and its sympatric occurrence with Ixodes ricinus in southeastern Germany, western Austria, and Romania. The identification of I. inopinatus was based on morphological and molecular 16S rRNA and 12S rRNA gene features. We also report the finding of Ricketts...

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Authors: Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia, Rieß, Ramona, Kahl, Olaf, Wölfel, Silke, Dobler, Gerhard, Nava, Santiago, Estrada Peña, Agustin
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/89421
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/89421
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:AUSTRIA
GERMANY
IXODES INOPINATUS
RICKETTSIA
ROMANIA
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Summary:We report the presence of Ixodes inopinatus and its sympatric occurrence with Ixodes ricinus in southeastern Germany, western Austria, and Romania. The identification of I. inopinatus was based on morphological and molecular 16S rRNA and 12S rRNA gene features. We also report the finding of Rickettsia monacensis and Rickettsia helvetica in I. inopinatus collected from a fox and a sheep in Romania. Although the vector competence of I. inopinatus for these pathogens remains to be proven, there is evidence of transstadial persistence, an important prerequisite for acting as a vector.

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