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Variation in the Microbiota of Ixodes Ticks with Regard to Geography, Species, and Sex.
Van Treuren, Will; Ponnusamy, Loganathan; Brinkerhoff, R Jory; Gonzalez, Antonio; Parobek, Christian M; Juliano, Jonathan J; Andreadis, Theodore G; Falco, Richard C; Ziegler, Lorenza Beati; Hathaway, Nicholas; Keeler, Corinna; Emch, Michael; Bailey, Jeffrey A; Roe, R Michael; Apperson, Charles S; Knight, Rob; Meshnick, Steven R.
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  • Van Treuren W; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
  • Ponnusamy L; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  • Brinkerhoff RJ; University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA, and School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermartizburg, South Africa.
  • Gonzalez A; Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
  • Parobek CM; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
  • Juliano JJ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
  • Andreadis TG; Center for Vector Biology and Zoonotic Diseases, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  • Falco RC; New York State Department of Health, Louis Calder Center, Armonk, New York, USA.
  • Ziegler LB; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA.
  • Hathaway N; Program in Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Keeler C; Department of Geography, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
  • Emch M; Department of Geography, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bailey JA; Program in Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Roe RM; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  • Apperson CS; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
  • Knight R; Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
  • Meshnick SR; Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA meshnick@unc.edu.
Appl Environ Microbiol ; 81(18): 6200-9, 2015 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26150449
Ixodes scapularis is the principal vector of Lyme disease on the East Coast and in the upper Midwest regions of the United States, yet the tick is also present in the Southeast, where Lyme disease is absent or rare. A closely related species, I. affinis, also carries the pathogen in the South but does not seem to transmit it to humans. In order to better understand the geographic diversity of the tick, we analyzed the microbiota of 104 adult I. scapularis and 13 adult I. affinis ticks captured in 19 locations in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Connecticut, and New York. Initially, ticks from 4 sites were analyzed by 454 pyrosequencing. Subsequently, ticks from these sites plus 15 others were analyzed by sequencing with an Illumina MiSeq machine. By both analyses, the microbiomes of female ticks were significantly less diverse than those of male ticks. The dissimilarity between tick microbiomes increased with distance between sites, and the state in which a tick was collected could be inferred from its microbiota. The genus Rickettsia was prominent in all locations. Borrelia was also present in most locations and was present at especially high levels in one site in western Virginia. In contrast, members of the family Enterobacteriaceae were very common in North Carolina I. scapularis ticks but uncommon in I. scapularis ticks from other sites and in North Carolina I. affinis ticks. These data suggest substantial variations in the Ixodes microbiota in association with geography, species, and sex.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Bacterias / Ixodes / Biota Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Appl Environ Microbiol Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Bacterias / Ixodes / Biota Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Appl Environ Microbiol Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos